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Manual  of  The  Mother  Church 

The  First  Church  of  Christ 

Scientist 

In  Boston^  Massachusetts 

By 
Mary  Baker  Eddy 

Discoverer    and     Founder     of     Christian     Science,     and     Author 

OP  TUB  Christian  Science  Text  Book  "Science  and 

Health  With  Key  to  the  Scriptures" 

Eighty-ninth  Edition 


BOSTON,  U.S.A. 

Published  by  The 

Trustees  under  the  Will  of  Mary  Baker  G.  Eddy 

1928 


Authorized  Literature  of 

The  First  Church  of  Christ,  Scientist 

in  Boston,  Massachusetts 


Copyright,  i8g5 
By  Christian  Science  Board  of  Directors 

Copyright  renewed,  ig2j 

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By  James  A.  Neax  and  Thomas  W.  Hatten 
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By  Mary  Baker  G.  Eddy 


FRLNTED  IN  THE  UNITED  STATES  OF  AMERICA 


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EXTRACT     FROM    A    LETTER     IN      "MISCEL- 
LANEOUS     WRITINGS"  By     Mar,      'Baker      Edd, 

HE  Rules  and  By-Laws  in  the  Manual 
of  The  First  Church  of  Christ,  Scientist, 
Boston,  originated  not  in  solemn  con- 
clave as  in  ancient  Sanhedrim. .  .TheY 
were  not  arbitrary  opinions  nor  dir*^'^'^"'''a1  ripmanrig 
such  as  one  person  might  impose  on  another.  They 
were  impelled  by  a  power  not  one's  own,  were 
written  at  different  dates,  and  as  the  occasion  re- 
quired. They  sprang  from  necessity,  the  logic  of 
events, — from  the  immediate  demand  for  them  as 
a  help  that  must  be  supplied  to  maintain  the  dignity 
and  defense  of  our  Cause ;  hence  their  simple, 
scientific  basis,  and  detail  so  requisite  to  demon- 
strate genuine  Christian  Science,  and  which  will  do 
for  the  race  what  absolute  doctrines  destined  for 
future  generations  might  not  accomplish. 


Cable  of  Contents 


TENETS 15 

HISTORICAL  SKETCH 17 

LIST   OF   CHURCH  OFFICERS 21 

Church  By-Lawa 

CHURCH  OFFICERS 

Names,  Election,  and  Duties.    Art.  I. 

Names 25 

President 25 

Clerk  and  Treasurer 25 

Readers 26 

Directors 26 

Church  Business 27 

Publishing  Buildings 27 

Trusteeships  and  Syndicates 27 

Duties  of  Church  Officers 28 

Readers  of  The  Mother  Church.  Art.  II. 

Election 29 

Eligibility 30 

Removal 30 

First  Reader's  Residence 30 


CHURCH    MANUAL 


Duties  of  Readers  of   The  Mother  Church 
AND  of  its  Branch  Churches.    Art.  III. 

Moral  Obligations 31 

First  Readers'  Duties 31 

Saitable  Selections 31 

Order  of  Reading 32 

Naming  Book  and  Author 32 

Readers  in  Branch  Churches 32 

Enforcement  of  By-Laws 32 

A  Reader  not  a  Leader 33 

CHURCH   MEMBERSHIP 

Qualifications  for  Membership.   Art.  IV, 

Believe  in  Christian  Science 34 

Free  from  Other  Denominations 34 

Children  when  Twelve  Years  Old 35 

Applications  for  Membership.  Art.  V. 

Students  of  the  College 35 

Other  Students 35 

Students'  Pupils 36 

Exceptional  Cases 36 

Addressed  to  Clerk 36 

Endorsing  Applications 37 

Notice  of  Rejection 37 

Recommendation  and  Election.  Art.  VI. 

Pupils  of  Normal  Students 37 

Members  of  The  Mother  Church 37 

Election 38 

Probationary  Membership.   Art.  VII. 

Members  who  once  Withdrew 3S 

Members  once  Dismissed 39 

Ineligible  for  Probation 39 


TABLE    OF    CONTENTS 


DISCIPLINE 

Guidance  of  Members.  Art.  VIII. 

A  Rule  for  Motives  and  Acts 40 

To  be  Read  in  Church 40 

Christ  Jesus  the  Ensample 41 

Daily  Prayer 41 

Prayer  in  Church 42 

Alertness  to  Duty .  42 

One  Christ 42 

No  Malpractice 42 

Formulas  Forbidden 43 

No  Adulterating  Christian  Science 43 

No  Incorrect  Literature 43 

Obnoxious  Books 44 

Per  Capita  Tax 44 

Church  Periodicals 44 

Church  Organizations  Ample 44 

Joining  Another  Society 45 

Forbidden  Membership 45 

Officious  Members 45 

Legal  Titles 45 

Illegal  Adoption 46 

Use  of  Initials  "C.  S." 46 

Practitioners  and  Patients 46 

Dttty  to  Patients 47 

Testimonials 47 

Charity  to  All 47 

Uncharitable  Publications 48 

The  Golden  Rule 48 

Numbering  the  People 48 

Our  Church  Edifices 48 


CHURCH   MANUAL 


No  Monopoly 49 

Christian  Science  Nurse 49 

Marriage  and  Decease.    Art.  IX. 

A  Legal  Ceremony 49 

Sudden  Decease 49 

Debating  in  Public.    Art.  X. 

No  Unauthorized  Debating 50 

Complaints.    Art.  XL 

Departure  from  Tenets 50 

Violation  of  By-Laws 50 

Violation  of  Christian  Fellowship 51 

Preliminary  Requirement 51 

Authority 51 

Members  in  Mother  Church  Only 52 

Working  Against  the  Cause 52 

No  Unchristian  Conduct 53 

Not  to  Learn  Hypnotism 53 

Pubhcations  Unjust 53 

The  Mother  Church  of  Christ,  Scientist,  Tenets    .  54 

Special  Offense 54 

Members  of  Branch  Churches 54 

Teachers.    Art.  XII. 

Probation 55 

Misteaching 55 

MEETINGS 

Regular  and  Specla.l  Meetings.    Art.  XIII. 

Annual  Meetings 5^ 

Meetings  of  Board  of  Directors 56 

Called  only  by  the  Clerk 57 


TABLE   OF   CONTENTS 


CHURCH   SERVICES 

The  Christian  Science  Pastor.    Art.  XIV. 

Ordination 58 

Tiie  Lesson-Sermon 58 

Reading  in  Public.    Art.  XV. 
Announcing  Author's  Name 58 

Welcoming  Strangers.    Art.  XVI. 

The  Leader's  Welcome 59 

The  Local  Members'  Welcome 59 

Services  Uninterrupted.    Art.  XVII. 

Continued  Throughout  the  Year 60 

Easter  Observances 60 

Laying  a  Comer  Stone 60 

Overflow  Meetings 61 

Communion.    Art.  XVIII. 

No  More  Communion 61 

Communion  of  Branch  Churches 61 

Music  in  the  Church.    Art.  XIX. 
Soloist  and  Organist 61 

Sunday  School.    Art.  XX. 

The  Sunday  School 62 

Teaching  the  Children 62 

Subject  for  Lessons 62 


READING  ROOMS.    Art.  XXL 

Establishment 63 

Librarian 63 

Literature  in  Reading  Rooms 64 


CHURCH    MANUAL 


RELATION   AND   DUTIES   OF   MEMBERS   TO 
PASTOR   EMERITUS.    Art.  XXII. 

The  Title  of  Mother  Changed 64 

A  Member  not  a  Leader 65 

Obedience  Required 65 

Understanding  Communications 65 

Interpreting  Communications 66 

Reading  and  Attesting  Letters 66 

Unauthorized  Reports 66 

Private  Communications 67 

Unauthorized  Legal  Action 67 

Duty  to  God 67 

Opportunity  for  Serving  the  Leader 67 

Location 68 

Agreement  Required 68 

Incomplete  Term  of  Service 69 

Help 69 

Students  with  Mrs.  Eddy 69 

Mrs.  Eddy's  Room 69 

Pastor  Emeritus  to  be  Consulted 70 

THE    MOTHER   CHURCH    AND    BRANCH 
CHURCHES.    Art.  XXIIL 

Local  Self-government 70 

Titles 70 

Mother  Church  Unique 71 

Tenets  Copyrighted 71 

Manual 72 

Organizing  Churches 72 

Requirements  for  Organizing  Branch  Churches     .  72 

Privilege  of  Members ']'>, 

No  Close  Communion T^ 


TABLE   OF   CONTENTS 


No  Interference 73 

Teachers'  and  Practitioners'  Offices 74 

Recognition 74 

GUARDIANSHIP    OF    CHURCH    FUNDS.    Art. 
XXIV. 

Church  Edifice  a  Testimonial 75 

Financial  Situation 75 

Report  of  Directors 76 

Finance  Committee 76 

God's  Requirement 77 

Provision  for  the  Future 77 

Debt  and  Duty 78 

Emergencies 78 

Committee  on  Business 79 

THE    CHRISTIAN     SCIENCE     PUBLISHING 
SOCIETY.    Art.  XXV. 

Board  of  Trustees 79 

Disposal  of  Funds 80 

Vacancies  in  Trusteeship 80 

Editors  and  Manager 80 

Suitable  Employees. 81 

Periodicals 81 

Rule  of  Conduct 81 

Books  to  be  Published 81 

Removal  of  Cards 82 

TEACHING   CHRISTIAN   SCIENCE 
Teachers.    Art.  XXVI. 

Motive  in  Teaching 83 

Care  of  Pupils 83 

Defense  against  Malpractice 84 


CHURCH    MANUAL 


Number  of  Pupils 84 

Pupil's  Tuition 84 

Associations 84 

A  Single  Field  of  Labor 84 

Caring  for  Pupils  of  Strayed  Members 85 

Teachers  must  have  Certificates 85 

Pupils.    Art.  XXVII. 

Authorized  to  Teach 86 

Without  Teachers 86 

Basis  for  Teaching 86 

Church  Membership 87 

Class  Teaching 87 

BOARD   OF  EDUCATION 

Organization.    Art.  XXVIII. 

Officers 88 

Election 88 

President  not  to  be  Consulted 88 

Presidency  of  College 89 

Applicants  and  Graduates.    Art.  XXIX. 

Normal  Teachers 89 

Qualifications 89 

Certificates 90 

Action  of  the  Board.    Art.  XXX. 

Sessions 90 

Special  Instruction 90 

Signatures 91 

Remuneration  and  Free  Scholarship 91 

Surplus  Funds 91 

Primary  Students 91 


TABLE   OF   CONTENTS  I 3 

Healing  Better  than  Teaching 92 

Not  Members  of  The  Mother  Church 92 

BOARD   OF   LECTURESHIP 

Organization  and  Duties.    Art.  XXXI. 

Election 93 

Duty  of  Lecturers 93 

No  Disruption  of  Branch  Churches 93 

Receptions 94 

Circuit  Lecturer 94 

Calls  for  Lectures.    Art.  XXXII. 

From  the  Directors 95 

From  Branch  Churches 95 

From  Societies 95 

Annual  Lectures 95 

No  Lectures  by  Readers 95 

No  Wednesday  Evening  Lectures 96 

Lecture  Fee 96 

Expenses 96 

Exceptional  Cases 96 

COMMITTEE  ON   PUBLICATION.   Art.  XXXIIL 

In  The  Mother  Church 97 

Duties 97 

In  Branch  Churches 98 

Appointment 99 

Removal  from  Office 100 

Case  of  Necessity 100 

CHURCH-BUILDING.    Art.  XXXIV. 

Building  Committee 102 

Designation  of  Deeds 102 

The  Mother  Church  Building 103 


14  CHURCH   MANUAL 


CHURCH   MANUAL.    Art.  XXXV. 

For  The  Mother  Church  Only 104 

Seventy-third  Edition  the  Authority 104 

Amendment  of  By-Laws 105 


Hppcndix 


Special  Instructions  Regarding  Applications  for 

Church  Membership 109 

Present  Order  of  Services  in  The  Mother  Church 

AND  Branch  Churches 120 

Present  Order  of  Communion  Services  in  Branch 

Churches 125 

Order  of  Exercises  for  the  Sunday  School  of 

The  Mother  Church  and  Branch  Churches  .  127 

Deed  of  Trust 128 

Deed  Conveying  Land  for  Church  Purposes.    .    .   136 


tlenets 

of  Che  IMotbcr  Church 
Che  first  Church  of  Christ,  Scientist. 

To  be  signed  by  those  unHing  nuUh  The  First 
Church  of  Christ,  Scientist,  in  Boston,  Mass. 

1.  As  adherents  of  Truth,  we  take  the  inspired 
^ord  of  the  Eiljle  as  our  sufficient  guide  to  eternal. 
Life. 

2.  We  acknowledge  and  adore  one_siipreine  and 
infinite  God.  We  acknowledge  His  Son,  one  Christ ; 
the  Holy  Ghost  or  divine  Comforter;  and  man  in 
God's  image  and  likeness. 

3.  We  acknowledge  God's  forgiveness  of  sin  in 
the  destruction  of  sin  and  the  spiritual  und£r'^*^^"^''"g 
that  casts  out  evil  as  unreal.  But  the  b^liff  in  f\x\  is 
punished  so  long  asjhe  helipf  lasts. 

4.  We  acknowledge  Jesn§^_atonement  as  the,  evi? 
dence  of  divine,  efficacious  Lovej_jinfolding  mpn's 
uaitj^_withGod  through  Christ  Jesusthe  Wayshowgj ; 

IS 


l6         TENETS  OF  THE  MOTHER  CHURCH 

and  we  acknowledge  that  man  is  saved  through  Christ, 
through  Truth,  Life,  and  Love  as  demonstrated  by  the 
Galilean  Prophet  in  healing  the  sick  and  overcoming 
sin  and  death. 

5.  We  acknowledge  that  the  crucifixion  of  Jesus 
and  his  resurrection  served  to  uplift  faith  to  under- 
stand eternal  Life,  even  the  allness  of  Soul,  Spirit,  and 
the  nothingness  of  matter. 

6.  And  we  solemnly  promise  to  watch,  and  pray 
for  that  Mind  to  be  in  us  which  was  also  in  Christ 
Jesus ;  to  do  unto  others  as  we  would  have  them  do 
unto  us ;  and  to  be  merciful,  just,  and  pure. 

Mary  Baker  Eddy. 


Ibfetorfcal  Sketch. 


IN  the  spring  of  1879,  a  little  band  of  earneai 
seekers  after  Truth  went  into  deliberations  over 
forming  a  rhiirch  without  cxfipxls,  to  be  called  the 
"Church  of  Christ,  Scientist."  They  were  mem- 
bers of  evangelical  churches,  and  students  of  Mrs. 
Mary  Baker  Eddy  in  Christian  Science,  and  were 
known  as  "Christian  Scientists." 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Christian  Scientist  Association, 
April  19,  1879,  on  motion  of  Mrs.  Eddy,  it  was 
voted,  —  To  organize  a  church  designed  to  conv^ 
memorate  the  word  and  works  of  our  Master,  which 
jhould  reinstate  primitive  Christianity  and  JtgJbsL 
element  of  healing. 

Mrs.  Eddy  was  appointed  on  the  committee  to 
draft  the  Tenets  of  The  Mother  Church  —  the  chief 
corner-stone  whereof  is,  that  Christian  Science^  as 
taught  and  demonstrated  by  our  Master,  casts  out 
error,  heals  the  sick,  and  restores  the  lost  IsragL 
2  17 


l8  HISTORICAL    SKETCH 

for  "the  stone  which  the  builders  rejected,  the  same 
is  become  the  head  of  the  corner." 

The  charter  for  the  Church  was  obtained  June, 
1879,  and  the  same  month  the  members,  twenty-six 
in  number,  extended  a  call  to  Mary  Baker  Eddy 
to  become  their  pastor.  She  accepted  the  call, 
and  was  ordained  a.  d.  1881.  Although  walking 
through  deep  waters,  the  little  Church  went  steadily 
on,  increasing  in  numbers,  and  at  every  epoch 
saying, 

"  Hitherto  hath  the  Lord  helped  us." 

On  the  twenty-third  day  of  September,  1892,  at 
the  request  of  Rev.  Mary  Baker  Eddy,  twelve 
of  her  students  and  Church  members  met  and  re- 
organized, under  her  jurisdiction,  the  Christian 
Science  Church  and  named  it.  The  First  Church 
OF  Christ,  Scientist. 

At  this  meeting  twenty  others  of  Mrs.  Eddy's 
students  and  members  of  her  former  Church  were 
elected  members  of  this  Church,  —  those  with  others 
that  have  since  been  elected  were  known  as  "First 
Members."  The  Church  Tenets,  Rules,  and  By- 
Laws,  as  prepared  by  Mrs.  Eddy,  were  adopted.  A 
By-Law  adopted  March  17,  1903,  changed  the 
title  of  "First  Members"  to  "Executive  Members." 
(On  July  8,  1908,  the  By-Laws  pertaining  to  "Ex- 
ecutive Members"  were  repealed.) 


HISTORICAL   SKETCH  I9 

The  First  Church  of  Christ,  Scientist,  m  Bos- 
ton, Mass.,  is  designed  to  be  built  on  the  Rock, 
Christ ;  even  the  understanding  and  demonstration 
of  divine  Truth,  Life,  and  Love,  healing  and  saving 
the  world  from  sin  and  death  j  thus  to  reflect  in  some 
degree  the  Church  Universal  and  Triumphant. 


Church  Officers. 


Rev.  MARY  BAKER  EDDY 
Pastor  Emeritus 


Christian  Science  Board  of  Directors 

JAMES  A.  NEAL  WILLIAM  R.  RATHVON 

EDWARD  A.  MERRITT  MRS.  ^NNIE  M.  KNOTT 

GEORGE  WENDELL  ADAMS 

MRS.  ELLA  W.  HOAG 
President 

JUDGE  SAMUEL  W.  GREENE 

First  Reader 

Conducts  services  and  reads  from  the  Christian  Science  textbook, 

"SCIENCE  AND  HEALTH  WITH  KEY  TO  THE 

SCRIPTURES" 

By  Mary  Baker  Eddy 


MISS  M.  ETHEL  WHITCOMB 

Second  Reader 

Reads  from  the  SCRIPTURES 


EZRA  W.  PALMER 

Clerk,  206  Massachusetts  Avenue, 

Boston,  Mass. 


EDWARD  L.  RIPLEY 
Treasurer,  306  Massachusetts  Avenue,  Boston,  Mass. 


Church  By-Laws 


Cburcb  Bi2==1Law6* 


CHURCH  OFFICERS. 


Article  I. 

NAMES,  ELECTION,  AND  DUTIES. 

Names.  Section  i.  The  Church  officers  shall 
consist  of  the  Pastor  Emeritus,  a  Board  of  Direc- 
tors, a  President,  a  Clerk,  a  Treasurer,  and  two 
Readers. 

President.  Sect.  2.  The  President  shall  be 
elected,  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Pastor 
Emeritus,  by  the  Board  of  Directors  ^  on  Mon- 
day preceding  the  annual  meeting  of  the 
Church.  The  President  shall  hold  office  forpne 
ypaji  and  the  same  person  is  eligible  for  elec- 
tion but  once  in  three  years. 

Clerk  and  Treasurer.  Sect.  3.  The  term  of 
office  for  the  Clerk  and  the  Treasurer  of  this 


1  See  under  "  Deed  of  Trust "  for  incorporation  of  the  "  Christian 
Science  Board  of  Directors." 

25 


26  CHURCH    BY-LAWS 

Art.  I 

Church  (also  for  the  editors  and  the  manager 
of  The  Christian  Science  Publishing  Society, 
and  the  manager  of  the  general  Committee  on 
Publication  in  Boston)  is  one  year  each,  dating 
from  the  time  of  election  to  office.  Incumbents 
who  have  served  one  year  or  more,  may  be  re- 
elected, or  new  officers  elected,  at  the  annual 
meeting  held  for  this  purpose,  by  a  unanimous 
vote  of  the  Christian  Science  Board  of  Direc- 
tors and  the  consent  of  the  Pastor  Emeritus 
given  in  her  own  handwriting. 

Readers.  Sect.  4.  Every  third  year  Read- 
ers shall  be  elected  in  The  Mother  Church  by 
the  Board  of  Directors,  which  shall  inform  the 
Pastor  Emeritus  of  the  names  of  its  candidates 
before  they  are  elected;  and  if  she  objects,  said 
candidates  shall  not  be  chosen.  The  Directors 
shall  fix  the  salaries  of  the  Readers. 

Directors.  Sect.  5.  The  Christian  Science 
Board  of  Directors  shall  consist  of  five  members. 
They  shall  fill  a  vacancy  occurring  on  that  Board 
aften  the  candidatg^is  appro3^£d..Jby  the_,gastor 
£mexitus.  Ajnajority  vote  or  the  request _i?f 
MrS;_Eddy__shall  dismiss_a_mei2iber.     Members 

"^shall  neither^port  the  discussions_pf  this  Board, 

_nor  those  with  Mrs.  Eddy. 


CHURCH   OFFICERS  VJ 

Church  Business.  Sect.  6.  The  business 
of  The  Mother  Church  shall  be  transacted  by 
its  Christian  Science  Board  of  Directors.  The 
manager  of  the  general  Committee  on  Publi- 
cation in  the  United  States  shall  order  no  spe- 
cial action  to  be  taken  by  said  Committee  that 
is  not  named  in  the  Manual  of  this  Church 
without  consulting  with  the  full  Board  of  Di- 
rectors of  The  Mother  Church  and  receiving 
the  written  consent  of  said  Board. 

Publishing  Buildings.  Sect.  7.  It  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  Christian  Science  Board  of  Di- 
rectors to  provide  a  suitable  building  for  the 
publication  of  The  Christian  Science  Journal, 
Christian  Science  Sentinel,  Der  Herold  der 
Christian  Science,  and  all  other  Christian  Sci- 
ence literature  published  by  The  Christian  Science 
Publishing  Society.  It  shall  also  be  the  duty 
of  the  Christian  Science  Board  of  Directors  to 
provide  suitable  rooms,  conveniently  and  pleas- 
antly located  in  the  same  building,  for  the  pub- 
licatioiL-and^sale  of  the  books  of  which  Mary 
Baker  Eddy  is,  orma^_bej_the_aulhor^_^iid-^ 
other  literature_ connected  \hereMfhhr- 

Trusteeships  and  Syndicates.  Sect.  8. 
Boards    of    Trustees    and    Syndicates    may    be 


28  CHURCH   BY-LAWS 

formed  by  The  Mother  Church,  subject  to  the 
approval  of  the  Pastor  Emeritus. 

Duties  of  Church  Officers.  Sect.  9.  Law 
constitutes  government,  and  disobedience  to  the 
laws  of  The  Mother  Church  must  ultimate  in 
annulling  its  Tenets  and  By-Laws.  Without  a 
proper  system  of  government  and  form  of  ac- 
tion, nations,  individuals,  and  religion  are  un- 
protected; hence  the  necessity  of  this  By-Law 
and  the  warning  of  Holy  Writ :  "  That  servant, 
which  knew  his  lord's  will,  and  prepared  not 
himself,  neither  did  according  to  his  will,  shall 
be  beaten  with  many  stripes." 

It  is  the  duty  of  the  Christian  Science  Board  of 
Directors  to  watch  and  make  sure  that  the  offi- 
cers of  this  Church  perform  the  functions  of 
their  several  offices  promptly  and  well.  If  an 
officer  fails  to  fulfil  all  the  obligations  of  his 
office,  the  Board  of  Directors  shall  immediately 
call  a  meeting  and  notify  this  officer  either  to 
resign  his  place  or  to  perform  his  office  faith- 
fully; then  failing  to  do  either,  said  officer  shall 
be  dismissed  from  this  Church,  and  his  dismis- 
sal shall  be  written  on  the  Church  records. 

It  is  the  duty  of  any  member  of  this  Church, 
and  especially  of  one  who  has  been  or  who  is 


CHURCH   OFFICERS  29 

the  First  Reader  of  a  church,  to  inform  the 
Board  of  Directors  of  the  failure  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Publication  or  of  any  other  officer  in 
this  Giurch  to  perform  his  official  duties.  A 
Director  shall  not  make  known  the  name  of  the 
complainant. 

If  the  Christian  Science  Board  of  Directors  fails 
to  fulfil  the  requirements  of  this  By-Law,  and  a 
member  of  this  Church  or  the  Pastor  Emeritus 
shall  complain  thereof  to  the  Clerk  and  the  com- 
plaint be  found  valid,  the  Directors  shall  resign 
their  office  or  perform  their  functions  faithfully. 
Failing  to  do  thus,  the  Pastor  Emeritus  shall  ap- 
point five  suitable  members  of  this  Church  to  fill 
the  vacancy.  The  salary  of  the  members  of  the 
Board  of  Directors  shall  be  at  present  two  thou- 
sand five  hundred  dollars  each  annually. 


Article  II. 

READERS  OF  THE  MOTHER  CHURCH. 

Election.    Section  i.    Thp  Readers  for  The 
Mother  Church  shall  be  a  man  .a"d  a  -amm^n 

one  to  read  the  Btrtf,  ^nH  nn^  fn  read  SpTTTMrp. 


[eALTH  WITjL  T<"f.v  to  tttt?.  !sn?ijPTURE^. 


30  CHURCH   BY-LAWS 

Eligibility.  Sect.  2.  The  Directors  shall 
select  intelligible  Readers  who  are  exemplary 
Christians  and  good  English  scholars.  They 
must  be  members  of  The  Mother  Church. 

Removal.  Sect.  3.  If  a  Reader  in  The 
Mother  Church  be  found  at  any  time  inadequate 
or  unworthy,  he  or  she  shall  be  removed  from 
office  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  Board  of  Di- 
rectors and  the  consent  of  the  Pastor  Emeritus, 
and  the  vacancy  supplied. 

First  Reader's  Residence.  Sect.  4.  Unless 
Mrs.  Eddy  requests  otherwise,  the  First  Reader 
of  The  Mother  Church  shall  occupy,  during  his 
term  of  Readership,  the  house  of  the  Pastor 
Emeritus,  No.  385  Commonwealth  Avenue,  Bos- 
ton. The  Board  of  Directors  shall  pay  from 
the  Church  funds  the  taxes  and  rent  on  this 
property;  the  Board  shall  attend  to  the  insur- 
ance before  it  expires,  suitably  furnish  the 
house,  and  keep  the  property  in  good  repair,  so 
long  as  Mrs.  Eddy  does  not  occupy  the  house 
herself  and  the  occupants  are  satisfactory  to 
her. 


CHURCH   OFFICERS  3I 


Article  III. 

DUTIES   OF    READERS   OF   THE    MOTHER    CHURCH 
AND  OF  ITS  BRANCH  CHURCHES. 

Moral  Obligations.  Section  i.  The  Readers 
of  The  Mother  Church  and  of  all  its  branch 
churches  must  devote  a  suitable  portion  of  their 
j-irpp  tr»  prpp-^rati^n  for  the  rPRdirg  r*^  tVia.S"<^4?y 
-lest^on,  —  a  lesson  on  which  the  BLO'^rP^^'^y  of 
Christian  Science  largely  depends.  They  must 
keep  themselves  unspotted  from  the  world, — 
uncontaminated  with  evil,  —  that  the  mental  at- 
mosphere they  exhale  shall  promote  health  and 
holiness,  even  that  spiritual  animus  so  universally 
needed. 

First  Readers'  Duties.  Sect.  2.  It  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  First  Readers  to  conduct  the 
principal  part  of  the  Sunday  services,  and  the 
Wednesday  evening-  meetings. 

Suitable    Selections.      Sect.    3.      TheJirst 
Headers  ^^11  rp^f^,  af^_a  part  of  the  Wednesday 
evening  sen^ices^_s£kdions_from_tlie  Scriptures. 
and  from  ScTFNrR  ajmd  Hfatth  with  Keyjtq^ 
THE  Scriptures. 


32  CHURCH   BY-LAWS  .^    .„ 

*'  Art.  Ill 

Order  of  Reading.    Sect.  4.    The  Fi^''^<"  "B^a^- 

the  correlative  texts_irL_SciENCE^AND__HF,AT.TH 
WITH  Key jrajrHE_ScRiPTURES ;  aodLlhc  Sernwd 
Readers  shall  read  the  Bible  texts.  The  readings 
from  the  Scriptures  shall  precede  the  readings 
from  Science  and  Health.  The  Readers  shall 
not  read  from  copies  or  manuscripts,  but  from 
the  books. 

Naming  Book  and  Author.  Sect.  5.  JThe 
Readers  nf  Science  AND  Health  wjttt  ]^fv-iq_ 
the  Scriptures,  before  commencing  to  r^ad 
from  this  book,  shall  distinctly  announce  the  .full 
title^iif.  the  book  and  give  the  author's  name. 
Such  announcement  shall  be  made  but  once 
during  the  lesson. 

Readers  in  Branch  Churches.  Sect.  6. 
These  Readers  shall  be  members  of  The  Mother 
Church.  They  shall  read  understandingly  and 
be  well  educated.  They_shall  make  no  remarks 
explanatory  of  the  L^sson-Sermon  at  anv  time, 
but  they  shall  read_all  notices  and  remarks  that 
may  be  printedliTthe  Christian  Scien£J  Quap- 
jTEgi^.  This  By-La wapplies  to  Readers  in  all 
the  branch  churches. 

Enforcement  of  By-Laws.    Sect.  7.    It  shall 


CHURCH  OFFICERS  33 

be  the  duty  of  every  member  of  The  Mother 
Church,  who  is  a  First  Reader  in  a  Church  of 
Christ,  Scientist,  to  enforce  the  discipline  and 
by-laws  of  the  church  in  which  he  is  Reader. 

A  Reader  not  a  Leader.  Sect.  8.  The  Church 
Reader  shall  not  be  a  Leader,  but  he  shall  main- 
tain the  Tenets,  Rules,  and  discipline  of  the 
Church.  A  Reader  shall  not  be  a  President  of 
a  church. 


34  CHURCH   BY-LAWS 


CHURCH  MEMBERSHIP. 


Article  IV. 

QUALIFICATIONS   FOR    MEMBERSHIP. 

Believe  in  Christian  Science.  Section  i. 
To  become  a  member  of  The  Mother  Church, 
The  First  Church  of  Christ,  Scientist,  in  Bos- 
ton, Mass.,  the  apphcant  must  be  a  believer  in 
the  doctrines  of  Christian  Science,  according  to 
the  platform  and  teaching  contained  in  the  Chris- 
tian Science  textbook,  Science  and  Health 
WITH  KjRy_To^THR  ScRiPTURES,  by  Rcv.  Mary 
Baker  Eddy.  The  Bible,  together  with  Sci.ence 
Aim_liEALTH  and  other  works  by  Mrs.  Eddy, 
shall  be  his  only  textbooks  for  self-instruction 
in  Christian  Science,  and  for  teaching  and  prac- 
tising metaphysical  healing. 

Free  from  Other  Denominations.     Sect.  2. 

This  Church  will  receive  a  member  of  another 

Church  of  Christ,  Scientist,  but  not  a  church- 

jmember  from  a  different  denomin.ation_iiiitil_that 

membership  is  dissolved. 


CHURCH    MEMBERSHIP  35 

Children  when  Twelve  Years  Old.  Sect.  3. 
Children  who  have  arrived  at  the  age  of  twelve 
years,  who  are  approved,  anawhose'applications 
are  countersigned  by  one  of  H||||||B|||i|P^  loyal  stu- 
dents, by  a  Director,  or  by  a  student  of  the  Board 
of  Education,  may  be  admitted  to  membership 
with  The  Mother  Church. 


Article  V. 

APPLICATIONS  FOR  MEMBERSHIP. 

Students  of  the  College.  Section  i.  Appli- 
cations for  membership  with  The  Mother  Church 
from  students  of  the  Massachusetts  Metaphysical 
College  who  studied  with  Rev.  Mary  Baker  Eddy, 
shall  be  signed  by  the  Christian  Science  Board 
of  Directors  as  evidence  of  the  loyalty  of  the 
applicants. 

Other  Students.  Sect.  2.  Applicants  for 
membership  who  have  not  studied  Christian  Sci- 
ence with  Rev.  Mary  Baker  Eddy,  can  unite 
with  this  Church  only  by  approval  from  students 
of  Mrs.  Eddy,  loyal  to  the  teachings  of  the  text- 
book, Science  and  Health  with  Key  to  the 


36  CHURCH  BY-LAWS 


Scriptures,  or  from  members  of  The  Mother 
Church,  as  provided  in  Article  VI,  Sect.  2,  of 
these  By-Laws. 

Students'  Pupils.  Sect.  3.  Applications  for 
membership  with  The  Mother  Church,  coming 
from  pupils  of  loyal  students  who  have  taken 
the  Primary  or  Normal  Course  at  the  Massa- 
chusetts Metaphysical  College  or  in  the  Board 
of  Education,  or  from  pupils  of  those  who  have 
passed  an  examination  by  the  Board  of  Educa- 
tion, shall  have  the  approval  and  signature  of 
their  teachers,  except  in  such  cases  as  are  pro- 
vided for  in  Sect.  4  of  this  Article. 

Exceptional  Cases.  Sect.  4.  Loyal  Chris- 
tian Scientists  whose  teachers  are  deceased,  ab- 
sent, or  disloyal,  —  or  those  whose  teachers,  for 
insufficient  cause,  refuse  to  endorse  their  appli- 
cations for  membership  with  The  Mother  Church, 
—  can  apply  to  the  Clerk  of  this  Church,  and 
present  to  him  a  recommendation  signed  by  three 
members  thereof  in  good  standing,  after  which, 
the  unanimous  vote  of  the  Board  of  Directors 
may  admit  said  applicant  to  membership. 

Addressed  to  Clerk.  Sect.  5.  All  applica- 
tions for  membership  must  be  addressed  to  the 
Clerk  of  the  Church. 


CHURCH   MEMBERSHIP  37 

Endorsing  Applications.  Sect.  6.  A  mem- 
ber of  The  Mother  Church  shall  not  endorse  nor 
countersign  an  application  for  membership  there- 
with until  after  the  blank  has  been  properly  filled 
out  by  an  applicant.  A  member  who  violates 
this  By-Law  shall  be  disciplined. 

Notice  of  Rejection.  Sect.  7.  If  an  applica- 
tion for  membership  with  The  First  Church  of 
Christ,  Scientist,  in  Boston,  Mass.,  is  rejected,  the 
Clerk  of  the  Church  shall  send  to  the  applicant  a 
notice  of  such  rejection;  but  neither  the  Clerk 
nor  the  Church  shall  be  obliged  to  report  the. 
cause  for  rejection. 


Article  VI. 

RECOMMENDATION   AND  ELECTION. 

Pupils  of  Normal  Students.  Section  i. 
One  Normal  student  cannot  recommend  the  pupil 
of  another  Normal  student,  so  long  as  both  are 
loyal  to  their  Leader  and  to  the  Christian  Science 
textbook,  except  as  provided  for  in  Article  V, 
Sect.  4. 

Members  of  The  Mother  Church.  Sect.  2. 
Only  members  of  The  Mother  Church  are  quali- 


38  CHURCH  BY-LAWS 


fied  to  approve  for  membership  individuals  who 
are  known  to  them  to  be  Christians,  and  faith- 
ful, loyal  students  of  the  textbook,  Science  and 
Health  with  Key  to  the  Scriptures,  If  the 
approver  is  not  a  loyal  student  of  Mrs.  Eddy,  a 
Director  of  this  Church,  or  a  student  of  the  Board 
of  Education  who  holds  a  degree,  the  application 
must  be  countersigned  by  one  of  these. 

Election.  Sect.  3.  Applicants  for  member- 
ship in  this  Church,  whose  applications  are 
correctly  prepared,  may  be  elected  by  majority 
vote  of  the  Christian  Science  Board  of  Direc- 
tors at  the  semi-annual  meetings  held  for  this 
purpose. 

Article  VII. 
probationary  membership. 

Members  who  once  Withdrew.  Section  i. 
Individuals  who  have  heretofore  been  members 
of  this  Church,  or  were  members  of  the  Church 
of  Christ,  Scientist,  organized  in  1879  by  Mary 
Baker  Eddy,  but  who  have  voluntarily  with- 
drawn, may  be  received  into  this  Church  on  one 
year's  probation,  provided  they  are  willing  and 


CHURCH   MEMBERSHIP  39 

anxious  to  live  according  to  its  requirements  and 
make  application  for  membership  according  to 
its  By-Laws.  If,  at  the  expiration  of  said  one 
year,  they  are  found  worthy,  they  shall  be  re- 
ceived into  full  membership,  but  if  not  found 
worthy  their  applications  shall  be  void. 

Members  once  Dismissed.  Sect.  2.  A  full 
member  or  a  probationary  member,  who  has 
been  excommunicated  once,  and  who  afterward, 
when  sufficient  time  has  elapsed  thoroughly  to 
test  his  sincerity,  gives  due  evidence  of  having 
genuinely  repented  and  of  being  radically  re- 
formed, shall  be  eligible  to  probationary  mem- 
bership upon  a  unanimous  vote  of  the  Christian 
Science  Board  of  Directors. 

Ineligible  for  Probation.  Sect.  3.  If  a 
member  has  been  twice  notified  of  his  excom- 
munication, he  shall  not  again  be  received  into 
this  Church. 


40 


CHURCH   BY-LAWS 


discipline: 


Article  VIII. 

GUIDANCE   OF    MEMBERS. 

A  Rule  for  Motives  and  Acts.  Section  i. 
Neither  animosity  nor  mere  personal  attachment 
should  impel  the  motives  or  acts  of  the  members 
of  The  Mother  Church.  In  Science,  divine  Love 
alnng^PTvyerns  man:  and  a  Christian  Scientist 
reflects  the  sweet  amenities  of  Love,  in_rebuk- 
ing  sin,  in  trup  V>rothpr1inp<;s,  rharitnhlenpss,  and 
for^veness.  Thj  members  of  this  Church  should 
daily  watch  __and  pray  to  Jbe  delivered  _f rom 
all  evil,  from^grophesying.  judging.  jionHemn- 
ingj^counseling,  influendng^^r  being,  influenced 
erroneously. 

To  be  Read  in  Church.  Sect.  2.  The 
above  ClmrdiRuje  jhall  be  read  in  The  Mother 
Chiirch^aiid  jiTLilie_branch  cfiurcEes~by  the  First 
ReadeiL_^!n__the   first   Sunday^oF  each_jiioiith. 


be  read. 


DISCIPLINE  41 


Christ  Jesus  the  Ensample.  Sect.  3.  He 
who  dated  the  Christian  era  is  the  Ensample  in 
Christian  Science.  Careless  comparison  or  irrev- 
erent reference  to  Christ  Jesus  jsabnormal  in  a 
Christian  Scientist,  find  is  proViil)itpfl.  When  it  is 
necessary  to  show  the  g-r^j^^t  g'df  hpfwppn  TTirig- 
tian  Sr.ienre  and  theosophy.  hypnotism,  or  spirit- 
ualism, do  it,  but  without  hard  words.  The  wise 
man  saith,  "  A  soft  answer  turneth  away  wrath." 
However  despitefully  used  and  misrepresented 
by  the  churches  or  the  press,  in  return  employ 
no  violent  invective,  and  do  good  unto  your 
enemies  when  the  opportunity  occurs.  A  de- 
parture from  this  rule  disqualifies  a  member  for 
office  in  the  Church  or  on  the  Board  of  Lec- 
tureship, and  renders  this  member  liable  to  dis- 
cipline and,  possibly,  dismissal  from  The  Mother 
Church. 

Daily  Prayer.  Sect.  4.  It  shall  be  the  duty 
of  every  member  of  this  Church  to  pray  each 
day :  "  Thy  kingdom  come ;  "_\qL- the  -4^eigar-ef 
divine^Truth.  Life,  and  Love_b^^stab1ish?d  in 
me,  and  rule  out  of  me  all  sin :  and  may_-Ihy 
Word_enrich  the  affection'^  nf  all  mankinfl,  ^mj 
jl'ovem  them! 


42  CHURCH    BY-LAWS 


Art.  VIU 


Prayer  in  Church.  Sect.  5.  The  praygrs  in 
Christian  Science  churches  ^hal^  V>p  nffpreH  fnr 
the  congregations  collectively  ^r\r\  pyrin <;i'vp1y 

Alertness  to  Duty.  Sect.  6.  It  shall  be  the 
duty  of  every  member  of  this  Church  to  defend 
himself  daily  against  aggressive  mental  sugges- 
tion,  and  not  be  made  to  forget  nor  to  neglect 
his  duty  to  God,  to  his  Leader,  and  to  mankind. 
By  his  works  he  shall  be  judged,  —  and  justified 
or  condemned. 

One  Christ.  Sect.  7.  In  accordance  with 
the  Christian  Science  textbooks,  —  the  Bible, 
and  Science  and  Health  with  Key  to  the 
Scriptures,  —  and  in  accord  with  all  of  Mrs. 
Eddy's  teachings,  members  of  this  Church_shall 
neither  entertain  a  belief  nor  signify  a  belief  in 
more  than  one  Christ,  even  that  Christ  whereof 
the  Scripture  beareth_l£atimony. 

No  Malpractice.    Sect.  8.    Members  will  not 

int£IttionalIy_OrJ<nowing^  mentally  malprarfjge 

inasmuch  as  Christian  Science  can  only  be  prac- 
tised according  to  the  Golden  Rule :  "  All  things 
whatsoever  ye  would  that  men  should  do  to  you, 
do  ye  even  so  to  them."    (Matt.  7  :  12.) 

A  member  of  The  Mother  Church  who  men- 
tally malpractises  upon  or  treats  our  Leader  or 


DISCIPLINE  43 


her  staff  without  her  or  their  consent  shall  be  dis- 
ciplined, and  a  second  offense  as  aforesaid  shall 
cause  the  name  of  said  member  to  be  dropped 
forever  from  The  Mother  Church. 

Formulas  Forbidden.  Sect.  9.  Nojnember 
shalLusewritten  formulas,  nor  BermitJiis  patients 
or  pupils  to  use  them,  as  auxiliaries  to  teach- 
ing  Christian  Science  or"~f oFTiealing  ~the_jlck. 
Whatever  is  requisite  for  either  is  contained  in 
the  books  of  the  Discoverer  and  Founder  of 
Christian  Science.  Sometimes  she  may  strengthen 
the  faith  by  a  written  text  as  no  one  else  can. 

No  Adulterating  Christian  Science.  Sect.  10. 
A  rnember  of  this  Church  shall  not  publish 
profuse  quotations  from  Mary  Baker  Eddy's 
^opyrightfid— works- -without- -h^r  permission,  and 
shall  not  plagiarize  her  writings.  This  By-Law 
not  only  calls  more  serious  attention  to  the  com- 
mandment of  the  Decalogue,  but  tends  to  pre- 
vent Christian  Science  from  being  adulterated. 

No  Incorrect  Literature.  Sect.  ii.  A  mem- 
ber  of  this  Church  shall  neitherbuvT  sell,  nor  cir- 


ristian  Science  literature  which  is  not 


cnrrp;(^in  its  statement  Qi_lhe.^vine  Principle 
pnd  mips  and  the  dpmon<;tration  (rFChnstian 
Science.     Also   the   spirit   in   which   the  writer 


44  CHURCH   BY-LAWS 

has  written  his  Hterature  shall  be  definitely  con- 
sidered. His  writings  must  show  strict  adher- 
ence to  the  Golden  Rule,  or  his  literature  shall 
not  be  adjudged  Christian  Science.  A  departure 
from  the  spirit  or  letter  of  this  By-Law  involves 
schisms  in  our  Church  and  the  possible  loss,  for 
a  time,  of  Christian  Science. 

Obnoxious  Books.  Sect.  12.  A^jnembeiLof 
this  Church_shall_jiQt-^atromze— a-  publishing- 
housg^or  bookstore_thal-has_iQiL  .sale -Obnoxious 
books. 

Per  Capita  Tax.  Sect.  13.  Every  member 
of  The  Mother  Church  shall  pay  annually  a  per 
capita  tax  of  not  less  than  one  dollar,  which  shall 
be  forwarded  each  year  to  the  Church  Treasurer. 

Church  Periodicals.  Sect.  14.  It  shall  be  the 
privilege  and  duty  of  every  member,  who  can 
afford  it,  to  subscribe  for  the  periodicals  which 
are  the  organs  of  this  Church ;  and  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  Directors  to  see  that  these  period- 
icals are  ably  edited  and  kept  abreast  of  the 
times. 

Church  Organizations  Ample.  Sect.  15. 
Members  of  this  Church  shall  not  unite  with 
organizations  which  impede  their  progress  in 
Christian  Science.    God  requires  our  whole  heart, 


DISCIPLINE  45 


and  He  supplies  within  the  wide  channels  of  The 
Mother  Church  dutiful  and  sufficient  occupation 
for  all  its  members. 

Joining  Another  Society.  Sect.  i6.  It  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  members  of  The  Mother 
Church  and  of  its  branches  to  promote  peace  on 
earth  and  good  will  toward  men :  but  members 
of  The  Mother  Church  shall  not  hereafter  be- 
come members  of  other  societies  except  those 
specified  in  the  Mother  Church  Manual,  and 
they  shall  strive  to  promote  the  welfare  of  all 
mankind  by  demonstrating  the  rules  of  divine 
Love. 

Forbidden  Membership.  Sect.  17.  A  mem- 
ber of  The  First  Church  of  Christ,  Scientist,  in 
Boston,  Mass.,  shall  not  be  a  member  of  any 
church  whose  Readers  are  not  Christian  Scientists 
and  members  of  The  Mother  Church. 

Officious  Members.  Sect.  18.  A  member  of 
The  Mother  Church  is  not  entitled  to  hold  office 
or  read  in  branch  churches  of  this  denomination 
except  by  invitation. 

Legal  Titles.  Sect.  19.  Students  of  Chris- 
tian Science  must  drop  the  titles  of  Reverend  and 
Doctor,  except  those  who  have  received  these 
titles  under  the  laws  of  the  State. 


46  CHURCH   BY-LAWS 


Art.  VIII 


Illegal  Adoption.  Sect.  20.  No  person  shall 
be  a  member  of  this  Church  who  claims  a  spirit- 
ually adopted  child  or  a  spiritually  adopted  hus- 
band or  wife.  There  must  be  legal  adoption  and 
legal  maixiage,  which  can  be  verified  according 
to  the  laws  of  our  land. 

Use  of  Initials  "  C.  S."  Sect.  21.  A  member 
of  The  Mother  Church  shall  not  place  the  initials 
"  C.  S."  after  his  name  on  circulars,  cards,  or 
leaflets,  which  advertise  his  business  or  profes- 
sion, except  as  a  Christian  Science  practitioner. 

Practitioners  and  Patients.  Sect.  22.  ]Mem- 
bers  of  this  Church  shall  hold  in  sacred  confi- 
dence all  private  communications  made  to  them 
by  their  patients;  also  such  information  as  may 
come  to  them  by  reason  of  their  relation  of  prac- 
titioner to  patient.  A  failure  to  do  this  shall  sub- 
ject the  offender  to  Church  discipline. 

A  member  of  The  Mother  Church  shall  not, 
under  pardonable  circumstances,  sue  his  patient 
for  recovery  of  payment  for  said  member's 
practice,  on  penalty  of  discipline  and  liability 
to  have  his  name  removed  from  membership. 
Also  he  shall  reasonably  reduce  his  price  in 
chronic  cases  of  recovery,  and  in  cases  where 
he  has  not  effected  a  cure.    A  Christian  Scientist 


DISCIPLINE  47 


is  a  humanitarian ;  he  is  benevolent,  forgiving, 
long-suffering,  and  seeks  to  overcome  evil  with 
good. 

Duty  to  Patients.  Sect.  2^.  If  a  member  of 
this  Church  has  a  patient  whom  he  does  not  heal, 
and  whose  case  he  cannot  fully  diagnose,  he 
may  consult  with  an  M.  D.  on  the  anatomy  in- 
volved. And  it  shall  be  the  privilege  of  a  Chris- 
tian Scientist  to  confer  with  an  M.  D.  on  Ontol- 
ogy, or  the  Science  of  being. 

Testimonials.  Sect.  24.  "  Glorify  God  in 
your  body,  and  in  your  spirit,  which  are  God's  " 
(St.  Paul).  Testimony  in  regard  to  the  healing 
of  the  sick  is  highly  important.  More  than  a  mere 
rehearsal  of  blessings,  it  scales  the  pinnacle  of 
praise  and  illustrates  the  demonstration  of  Christ, 
"who  healeth  all  thy  diseases"  (Psalm  T03 :  3). 
This  testimony,  however,  shall  not  include  a  de- 
scription of  symptoms  or  of  suffering,  though  the 
generic  name  of  the  disease  may  be  indicated. 
This  By-Law  applies  to  testimonials  which  appear 
in  the  periodicals  and  to  those  which  are  given 
at  the  Wednesday  evening  meeting. 

Charity  to  All.  Sect.  25.  While  members 
of  this  Church  do  not  believe  in  the  doctrines 
of  theosophy,  hypnotism,   or   spiritualism,  they 


43  CHURCH   BY-LAWS 


cherish  no  enmity  toward  those  who  do  beHeve 
in  such  doctrines,  and  will  not  harm  them.  But 
whenever  God  calls  a  member  to  bear  testimony 
to  Truth  and  to  defend  the  Cause  of  Christ,  he 
shall  do  it  with  love  and  without  fear. 

Uncharitable    Publications.     Sect.    26.     A 

member  of  this  Church  shall  not  publish,  nor 

cause  to  be  published,  an  article  that  is  unchari- 

tahlg_or_irripertinpnt  tQW^-rds  religion,  nigdicine, 

Jhe  courts^  or  the  laws  of  our  land. 

The  Golden  Rule.  Sect.  27.  A  member  of 
The  Mother  Church  shall  not  haunt  Mrs.  Eddy's 
drive  when  she  goes  out,  continually  stroll  by 
her  house,  or  make  a  summer  resort  near  her 
for  such  a  purpose. 

Numbering  the  People.  Sect.  28.  Christian 
Scientists  shall  not  report  for  publication  the 
number  of  the  members  of  The  Mother  Church, 
nor  that  of  the  branch  churches.  According  to 
the  Scripture  they  shall  turn  away  from  person- 
ality and  numbering  the  people. 

Our  Church  Edifices.  Sect.  29.  The  period- 
icals of  our  denomination  do  not  publish  de- 
scriptions of  our  church  edifices,  but  they  may 
quote  from  other  periodicals  or  give  incidental 
narratives. 


DISCIPLINE  49 


No  Monopoly.  Sect.  30.  A  Scientist  shall 
not  endeavor  to  monopolize  the  healing  work  in 
any  church  or  locality,  to  the  exclusion  of  others, 
but  all  who  understand  the  teachings  of  Christian 
Science  are  privileged  to  enter  into  this  holy  work, 
and  "  by  their  fruits  ye  shall  know  them." 

Christian  Science  Nurse.  Sect.  31.  A  mem- 
ber of  The  Mother  Church  who  represents  him- 
self or  herself  as  a  Christian  Science  nurse  shall 
be  one  who  has  a  demonstrable  knowledge  of 
Christian  Science  practice,  who  thoroughly  under- 
stands the  practical  wisdom  necessary  in  a  sick 
room,  and  who  can  take  proper  care  of  the  sick. 

The  cards  of  such  persons  may  be  inserted  in 
The  Christian  Science  Journal  under  rules  estab- 
lished by  the  publishers. 

Article  IX. 

MARRIAGE  AND  DECEASE. 

A  Legal  Ceremony.  Section  i.  IL2.  Chris- 
tian Scientist  is  to  be  married,  the  ceremony 
shall  be  performed  by  a  clergyman  who  is  legally 
authorized. 

Sudden  Decease.  Sect.  2.  If  a  member  of 
The  Mother  Church  shall  decease  suddenly,  with- 
out previous  injury  or  illness,  and  the  cause 
4 


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thereof  be  unknown,  an  autopsy  shall  be  made 
by  qualified  experts.  When  it  is  possible  the 
body  of  a  female  shall  be  prepared  for  burial  by 
one  of  her  own  sex. 

Article  X. 

DEBATING  IN  PUBLIC. 

No  Unauthorized  Debating.  Section  i.  A 
member  of  this  Church  shall  not  debate  on  Chris- 
ftian  Science  in  public  debating  assemblies,  with- 
out the  consent  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

Article  XI. 

COMPLAINTS. 

Departure  from  Tenets.  Section  i.  If  a 
member  of  this  Church  shall  depart  from  the 
Tenets  and  be  found  having  the  name  without 
the  life  of  a  Christian  Scientist,  and  another 
member  in  good  standing  shall  from  Christian 
motives  make  this  evident,  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Directors  shall  be  called,  and  the  offender's 
case  shall  be  tried  and  said  member  exonerated, 
put  on  probation,  or  excommunicated. 

Violation  of  By-Laws.  Sect.  2.  A  member 
who   is   found   violating  any   of   the   By-Laws 


DISCIPLINE 


or  Rules  herein  set  forth,  shall  be  admonished 
in  consonance  with  the  Scriptural  demand  in 
Matthew,  i8: 15-17;  and  if  he  neglect  to  accept 
such  admonition,  he  shall  be  placed  onLjpr-obation, 
or  if  he  repeat  thg_.offgnge,  his  nnma^-shall  be 
dropped  from  tjiejroll  of  Qmrch  membership. 

Violation  of  Christian  Fellowship.  Sect.  3. 
Any  member  who  shall  unjustly  aggrieve  or 
vilify  the  Pastor  Emeritus  or  ,aaother  member, 
or  who  does  not  live  in  Christian  fellowship  with 
members  who  are  in  good  and  regular  standing 
with  this  Church,  shall  either  withdraw  from  the 
Church  or  be  excommunicated. 

Preliminary  Requirement.  Sect.  4.  No 
church  discipline  shall  ensue  until  the  require- 
ments according  to  the  Scriptures,  in  Matthew, 
18 :  15-17,  have  been  strictly  obeyed,  unless  a 
By-Law  governing  the  case  provides  for  imme- 
diate action. 

Authority.  Sect.  5.  The  Christian  Science 
^oard  of  Directors  has  power  to  discipline^_place 
on  probation,  remove  from_membership_i^  or  to 
^excommunicatemembers  of  The_Moth£rXhurclLu 
Only  the  members  of  this  Board  shall  be  pres- 
ent at  meetings  for  the  examination  of  com- 
plaints against  church  members;  and  they  alone 


52  CHURCH   BY-LAWS 


Art.  XI 


shall  vote  on  cases  involving  The  Mother  Church 
discipline. 

Members  in  Mother  Church  Only.  Sect.  6. 
A  complaint  against  a  member  of  The  Mother 
Church,  if  said  member  belongs  to  no  branch 
church  and  if  this  complaint  is  not  for  mental 
malpractice,  shall  be  laid  before  this  Board,  and 
within  ten  days  thereafter,  the  Clerk  of  the 
Church  shall  address  a  letter  of  inquiry  to  the 
member  complained  of  as  to  the  validity  of 
the  charge.  If  a  member  is  found  guilty  of  that 
whereof  he  is  accused  and  his  previous  character 
has  been  good,  his  confession  of  his  error  and 
evidence  of  his  compliance  with  our  Church 
Rules  shall  be  deemed  sufficient  by  the  Board 
for  forgiveness  for  once,  and  the  Clerk  of  the 
Church  shall  immediately  so  inform  him.  But 
a  second  offense  shall  dismiss  a  member  from 
the  Church. 

Working  Against  the  Cause.  Sect.  7.  If  a 
member  of  this  Church  shall,  mentally  or  other- 
wise, persist  in  working  against  the  interests  of 
another  member,  or  the  interests  of  our  Pastor 
Emeritus  and  the  accomplishment  of  what  she 
understands  is  advantageous  to  this  Church  and 
to  the  Cause  of  Christian  Science,  or  shall  influ- 


DISCIPLINE  53 

ence  others  thus  to  act,  upon  her  complaint  or 
the  complaint  of  a  member  for  her  or  for  himself, 
it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  of  Directors 
immediately  to  call  a  meeting,  and  drop  forever 
the  name  of  the  member  guilty  of  this  offense 
from  the  roll  of  Church  membership. 

No  Unchristian  Conduct.  Sect.  8.  If  a 
member  of  this  Church  were  to  treat  the  author 
of  our  textbook  disrespectfully  and  cruelly,  upon 
her  complaint  that  member  should  be  excommu- 
nicated. If  a  member,  without  her  having  re- 
quested the  information,  shall  trouble  her  on 
subjects  unnecessarily  and  without  her  consent, 
it  shall  be  considered  an  offense. 

Not  to  Learn  Hypnotism.  Sect.  9.  Mem- 
bers of  this  Church  shall  not  learn  hypnotism 
on  penalty  of  being  excommunicated  from  this 
Church.  No  member  shall  enter  a  complaint  of 
mental  malpractice  for  a  sinister  purpose.  If 
the  author  of  Science  and  Health  shall  bear 
witness  to  the  offense  of  mental  malpractice,  it 
shall  be  considered  a  sufficient  evidence  thereof. 

Publications  Unjust.  Sect.  10.  If  a  mem- 
ber of  The  Mother  Church  publishes,  or  causes 
to  be  published,  an  article  that  is  false  or  unjust, 
hence  injurious,  to  Christian  Science  or  to  its 


54  CHURCH   BY-LAWS 

Leader,  and  if,  upon  complaint  by  another  mem- 
ber, the  Board  of  Directors  finds  that  the  offense 
has  been  committed,  the  offender  shall  be  sus- 
pended for  not  less  than  three  years  from  his 
or  her  office  in  this  Church  and  from  Church 
membership. 

The  Mother  Church  of  Christ,  Scientist, 
Tenets.  Sect.  ii.  If  a  member  of  The  Mother 
Church  of  Christ,  Scientist,  or  a  member  of  a 
branch  of  this  Church  break  the  rules  of  its 
Tenets  as  to  unjust  and  unmerciful  conduct  — 
on  complaint  of  Mrs.  Eddy  our  Pastor  Emeritus 
—  and  this  complaint  being  found  valid,  his  or 
her  name  shall  be  erased  from  The  Mother 
Church  and  the  branch  church's  list  of  mem- 
bership and  the  offender  shall  not  be  received 
into  The  Mother  Church  or  a  branch  church 
for  twelve  years. 

Special  Offense.  Sect.  12.  If  a  member  of 
this  Church,  either  by  word  or  work,  represents 
falsely  to  or  of  the  Leader  and  Pastor  Emeritus, 
said  member  shall  immediately  be  disciplined,  and 
a  second  similar  offense  shall  remove  his  or  her 
name  from  membership  in  The  Mother  Church. 

Members  of  Branch  Churches.  Sect.  13.  A 
member  of  both  The  Mother  Church  and  a  branch 


DISCIPLINE  55 


Church  of  Christ,  Scientist,  or  a  Reader,  shall  not 
report  nor  send  notices  to  The  Mother  Church, 
or  to  the  Pastor  Emeritus,  of  errors  of  the  mem- 
bers of  their  local  church ;  but  they  shall  strive 
to  overcome  these  errors.  Each  church  shall 
separately  and  independently  discipline  its  own 
members,  —  if  this  sad  necessity  occurs. 

Article  XII. 

TEACHERS. 

Probation.  Section  i.  For  sufficient  rea- 
sons it  may  be  decided  that  a  teacher  has  so 
strayed  as  not  to  be  fit  for  the  work  of  a  Reader 
in  church  or  a  teacher  of  Christian  Science. 
Although  repentant  and  forgiven  by  the  Church 
and  retaining  his  membership,  this  weak  member 
shall  not  be  counted  loyal  till  after  three  years 
of  exemplary  character.  Then  the  Board  of 
Directors  may  decide  if  his  loyalty  has  been 
proved  by  uniform  maintenance  of  the  life  of 
a  consistent,  consecrated  Christian  Scientist. 

Misteaching.  Sect.  2.  If  a  member  of  this 
Church  is  found  trying  to  practise  or  to  teach 
Christian  Science  contrary  to  the  statement 
thereof  in  its  textbook.  Science  and  Health 


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WITH  Key  to  the  Scriptures,  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  Board  of  Directors  to  admonish 
that  member  according  to  Article  XI,  Sect.  4. 
Then,  if  said  member  persists  in  this  offense, 
his  or  her  name  shall  be  dropped  from  the  roll 
of  this  Church. 

MEETINGS. 


Article  XIII. 

REGULAR   AND   SPECIAL   MEETINGS. 

Annual  Meetings.  Section  i.  The  regular 
meetings  of  The  Mother  Church  shall  be  held 
annually,  on  Monday  following  the  first  Sunday 
in  June.  No  other  than  its  officers  are  required 
to  be  present.  These  assemblies  shall  be  for 
listening  to  the  reports  of  Treasurer,  Clerk,  and 
Committees,  and  general  reports  from  the  Field. 

Meetings  of  Board  of  Directors.  Sect.  2. 
The  annual  meeting  of  the  Christian  Science 
Board  of  Directors,  for  electing  officers  and 
other  business,  shall  be  held  on  Monday  preced- 
ing the  annual  meeting  of  the  Church.  Regular 
meetings  for  electing  candidates  to  membership 


MEETINGS  S7 

with  The  Mother  Church,  and  for  the  transac- 
tion of  such  other  business  as  may  properly  come 
before  these  meetings,  shall  be  held  on  the  Fri- 
day preceding  the  first  Sunday  in  June,  and  on 
the  first  Friday  in  November  of  each  year.  Spe- 
cial meetings  may  be  held  at  any  time  upon  the 
call  of  the  Clerk. 

Called  only  by  the  Clerk.  Sect.  3.  Before 
calling  a  meeting  of  the  members  of  this  Church 
(excepting  its  regular  sessions)  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  Clerk  to  inform  the  Board  of  Di- 
rectors and  the  Pastor  Emeritus  of  his  intention, 
and  to  state  definitely  the  purpose  for  which  the 
members  are  to  convene.  The  Clerk  must  have 
the  consent  of  this  Board  and  the  Pastor  Emer- 
itus, before  he  can  call  said  meeting. 


58  CHURCH   BY-LAWS 


CHURCH  SERVICES. 


Article  XIV. 

THE   CHRISTIAN   SCIENCE  PASTOR. 

Ordination.  Section  i.  I,  Mary  Baker 
Eddy,  ordain  the  Bible,  and  Science  and 
Health  with  Key  to  the  Scriptures,  Pastor 
over  The  Mother  Church,  —  The  First  Church 
of  Christ,  Scientist,  in  Boston,  Mass., —  and 
they  will  continue  to  preach  for  this  Church 
and  the  world. 

The  Lesson-Sermon.  Sect.  2.  The  subject 
of  the  Lesson-Sermon  in  the  morning  service  of 
The  Mother  Church,  and  of  the  branch  Churches 
of  Christ,  Scientist,  shall  be  repeated  at  the  other 
services  on  Sunday.  The  correlative  Biblical 
texts  in  the  Lesson-Sermon  shall  extend  from 
Genesis  to  Revelation. 

Article  XV. 
reading  in  public. 

Announcing  Author's  Name.  Section  i. 
To  pour  into  the  ears   of  listeners  the  sacred 


CHURCH  SERVICES  59 


revelations  of  Christian  Science  indiscriminately, 
or  without  characterizing  their  origin  and  thus 
distinguishing  them  from  the  writings  of  authors 
who  think  at  random  on  this  subject,  is  to 
lose  some  weight  in  the  scale  of  right  think- 
ing. Therefore  it  is  the  duty  of  every  member 
of  this  Church,  when  publicly  reading  or  quot- 
ing from  the  books  or  poems  of  our  Pastor 
Emeritus,  first  to  announce  the  name  of  the 
author.  Members  shall  also  instruct  their  pupils 
to  adopt  the  aforenamed  method  for  the  benefit 
of  our  Cause. 

Article  XVI. 

WELCOMING  STRANGERS. 

The  Leader's  Welcome.  Section  i.  Mrs. 
Eddy  welcomes  to  her  seats  in  the  church, 
persons  of  all  sects  and  denominations  who 
come  to  listen  to  the  Sunday  sermon  and  are 
not  otherwise  provided  with  seats. 

The  Local  Members'  Welcome.  Sect.  2.  It. 
sjialLbfi-the  duty  arid_Erivilege  ofJhfcjQcaLmem- 
bers  of  The  Mother_Church  to  give  their_s£ats,  if 
necessary,  to  strangers  who  may  come  touattend 
the^morning  services. 


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Article  XVII. 

SERVICES    UNINTERRUPTED. 

Continued  Throughout  the  Year.  Section  i. 
The  services  of  The  Mother  Church  shall  be 
continued  twelve  months  each  year.  One  meet- 
ing on  Sunday  during  the  rnonths-jof  July^-and 
August  is  sufficient.  A  Christian  Scientist  is 
not  fatigued  by  prayer,  by  reading  the  Scriptures 
or  the  Christian  Science  textbook.  Amusement 
or  idleness  is  weariness.  Truth  and  Love  rest 
the  weary  and  heavy  laden. 

Easter  Observances.  Sect.  2.  In  the  United 
States  there  shall  be  no  special  observances, 
festivities,  nor  gifts  at  the  Easter  season  by 
members  of  The  Mother  Church.  Gratitude 
and  love  should  abide  in  every  heart  each  day 
of  all  the  years.  Those  sacred  words  of  our 
beloved  Master,  "  Let  the  dead  bury  their  dead," 
and  "  Follow  thou  me,"  appeal  to  daily  Christian 
endeavors  for  the  living  whereby  to  exemplify 
our  risen  Lord. 

Laying  a  Corner  Stone.  Sect.  3.  No  large 
gathering  of  people  nor  display  shall  be  allowed 
when  laying  the  Comer  Stone  of  a  Church  of 
Christ,  Scientist.     Let  the  ceremony  be  devout. 


CHURCH   SERVICES  6l 

No  Special  trowel  should  be  used.    (See  Science 
AND  Health,  page  140.) 

Overflow  Meetings.  Sect.  4.  A  Church  of 
Christ,  Scientist,  shall  not  hold  two  or  more 
Sunday  services  at  the  same  hour. 

Article  XVIII. 

COMMUNION. 

No  more  Communion.  Section  i.  The 
Mother  Church  of  Christ,  Scientist,  shall  observe 
no  more  Communion  seasons. 

Communion  of  Branch  Churches.  Sect.  2. 
The  Communion  shall  be  observed  in  the  branch 
churches  on  the  second  Sunday  in  January  and 
July  of  each  year,  and  at  this  service  the  Tenets 
of  The  Mother  Church  are  to  be  read. 

Article  XIX. 

MUSIC  IN  the  church. 

Soloist  and  Organist.  Section  i.  The  music 
in  The  Mother  Church  shall  not  be  operatic,  but 
of  an  appropriate  religious  character  and  of  a 
recognized  standard  of  musical  excellence;  it 
shall  be  played  in  a  dignified  and  suitable  man- 
ner. Music  from  the  organ  alone  should  con- 
tinue   about    eight    or    nine    minutes    for    the 


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voluntary  and  six  or  seven  minutes  for  the  post- 
lude,  the  offertory  conforming  to  the  time  re- 
quired to  take  the  collection.  The  solo  singer 
shall  not  neglect  to  sing  any  special  hymn  selected 
by  the  Board  of  Directors. 

Article  XX. 

SUNDAY   SCHOOL. 

The  Sunday  School.  Section  i.  Pupils  may 
be  received  in  the  Sunday  School  classes  of  any 
Church  of  Christ,  Scientist,  up  to  the  age  of 
twenty  years,  and  by  transfer  from  another 
Church  of  Christ,  Scientist,  up  to  that  age,  but 
no  pupil  shall  remain  in  the  Sunday  School  of 
any  Church  of  Christ,  Scientist,  after  reaching 
the  age  of  twenty.  None  except  the  officers, 
teachers,  and  pupils  should  attend  the  Sunday 
School  exercises. 

Teaching  the  Children.  Sect.  2.  The 
Sabbath  School  children  shall  be  taught  the 
Scriptures,  and  they  shall  be  instructed  ac- 
cording to  their  understanding  or  ability  to  grasp 
the  simpler  meanings  of  the  divine  Principle  that 
they  are  taught. 

Subject  for  Lessons.  Sect.  3.  The  first 
lessons  of  the  children  should  be  the  Ten  Com- 


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mandments  (Exodus,  20:  3-17),  the  Lord's 
Prayer  (Matt.  6:  9-13),  and  its  Spiritual  In- 
terpretation by  Mary  Baker  Eddy,  Sermon  on 
the  Mount  (Matt.  5:  3-12).  The  next  les- 
sons consist  of  such  questions  and  answers  as 
are  adapted  to  a  juvenile  class,  and  may  be 
found  in  the  Christian  Science  Quarterly  Lessons, 
read  in  Church  services.  The  instruction  given 
by  the  children's  teachers  must  not  deviate  from 
the  absolute  Christian  Science  contained  in  their 
textbook. 


READING  ROOMS. 


Article  XXL 

Establishment.  Section  i.  Each  church  of 
the  Christian  Science  denomination  shall  have 
a  Reading  Room,  though  two  or  more  churches 
may  unite  in  having  Reading  Rooms,  provided 
these  rooms  are  well  located. 

Librarian.  Sect.  2.  The  individuals  who 
take  charge  of  the  Reading  Rooms  of  The 
Mother  Church  shall  be  elected  by  the  Christian 
Science  Board  of  Directors,  subject  to  the  ap- 
proval of  Mary  Baker  Eddy.  He  or  she  shall 
have  no  bad  habits,  shall  have  had  experience  in 


64  CHURCH    BY-LAWS 


the  Field,  shall  be  well  educated,  and  a  devout 
Christian  Scientist.^ 

Literature  in  Reading  Rooms.  Sect.  3.  The 
literature  sold  or  exhibited  in  the  reading  rooms 
of  Christian  Science  Churches  shall  consist  only 
of  Science  and  Health  with  Key  to  the  Scrip- 
tures, by  Mary  Baker  Eddy,  and  other  writings 
by  this  author;  also  the  literature  published  or 
sold  by  The  Christian  Science  Publishing  Society. 

RELATION  AND  DUTIES  OF  MEMBERS 
TO  PASTOR  EMERITUS. 


Article  XXII. 

The  Title  of  Mother  Changed.  Section  i. 
In  the  year  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-five, 
loyal  Christian  Scientists  had  given  to  the  author 
of  their  textbook,  the  Founder  of  Christian  Sci- 
ence, the  individual,  endearing  term  of  Mother. 
At  first  Mrs.  Eddy  objected  to  being  called  thus, 
but  afterward  consented  on  the  ground  that  this 
appellative  in  the  Church  meant  nothing  more 
than  a  tender  term  such  as  sister  or  brother.  In 
the  year  nineteen  hundred  and  three  and  after, 
owing  to  the  public  misunderstanding  of  this 
name,  it  is  the  duty  of  Christian  Scientists  to 

1  See  also  Article  XXV,  Sect.  7. 


RELATION   OF   MEMBERS   TO   PASTOR   EMERITUS      65 

drop  the  word  mother  and  to  substitute  Leader, 
already  used  in  our  periodicals. 

A  Member  not  a  Leader.  Sect.  2.  A 
member  of  The  First  Church  of  Christ,  Sci- 
entist, in  Boston,  Mass.,  shall  not  be  called 
Leader  by  members  of  this  Church,  when  this 
term  is  used  in  connection  with  Christian 
Science. 

Obedience  Required.  Sect.  3.  It  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  ofificers  of  this  Church,  of  the 
editors  of  the  Christian  Science  Journal,  Sen- 
tinel, and  Der  Herald,  of  the  members  of  the 
Committees  on  Publication,  of  the  Trustees  of 
The  Christian  Science  Publishing  Society,  and 
of  the  Board  of  Education  promptly  to  comply 
with  any  written  order,  signed  by  Mary  Baker 
Eddy,  which  applies  to  their  official  functions. 
Disobedience  to  this  By-Law  shall  be  sufficient 
cause  for  the  removal  of  the  offending  member 
from  office. 

The  vacancy  shall  be  supplied  by  a  majority 
vote  of  the  Christian  Science  Board  of  Direct- 
ors, and  the  candidate  shall  be  subject  to  the 
approval  of  Mary  Baker  Eddy. 

Understanding  Communications.  Sect.  4. 
If  the  Clerk  of  this  Church  shall  receive  a  com- 


66  CHURCH   BY-LAWS  __^    ^_„ 

Art.  XXII 

munication  from  the  Pastor  Emeritus  which  he 
does  not  fully  understand,  he  shall  inform  her 
of  this  fact  before  presenting  it  to  the  Church 
and  obtain  a  clear  understanding  of  the  matter, 
—  then  act  in  accordance  therewith. 

Interpreting  Communications.  Sect.  5.  If 
at  a  meeting  of  this  Church  a  doubt  or  dis- 
agreement shall  arise  among  the  members  as  to 
the  signification  of  the  communications  of  the 
Pastor  Emeritus  to  them,  before  action  is  taken 
it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Clerk  to  report  to  her 
the  vexed  question  and  to  await  her  explanation 
thereof. 

Reading  and  Attesting  Letters.  Sect,  6. 
When  a  letter  or  a  message  from  the  Pastor 
Emeritus  is  brought  before  a  meeting  of  this 
Church,  or  she  is  referred  to  as  authority  for 
business,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Church  to 
inquire  if  all  of  the  letter  has  been  read,  and  to 
require  all  of  it  to  be  read;  also  to  have  any 
authority  supposed  to  come  from  her  satisfac- 
torily attested. 

Unauthorized  Reports.  Sect.  7.  Members 
of  this  Church  shall  not  report  on  authority  an 
order  from  Mrs.  Eddy  that  she  has  not  sent, 
either  to  the  Boards  or  to  the  executive  bodies 


RELATION   OF   MEMBERS   TO   PASTOR  EMERITUS      67 

of  this  Church.  The  Pastor  Emeritus  is  not  to 
be  consulted  on  cases  of  discipHne,  on  the  cases 
of  candidates  for  admission  to  this  Church,  or 
on  the  cases  of  those  on  trial  for  dismissal  from 
the  Church. 

Private  Communications.  Sect.  8.  A  strictly 
private  communication  from  the  Pastor  Emeritus 
to  a  member  of  her  Church  shall  not  be  made 
public  without  her  written  consent. 

Unauthorized  Legal  Action.  Sect.  9.  A 
member_pf  this  Church  shall  not  emplo^an  at- 
torney,  nor  take  legal  action_on  a  case  not  pro- 
videdfor  in  its  By-Laws  —  if  said_case_relates 
tothe  person  or  to  the  property  of  Mary_Baker 
Eddy — without  havingpersonally  conferred  with 
Tier  on  said  subj ect. 

Duty  to  God.  Sect.  10.  Members  of  this 
Church  who  turn  their  attention  from  the  divine 
Principle  of  being  to  personality,  sending  gifts, 
congratulatory  despatches  or  letters  to  the  Pastor 
Emeritus  on  Thanksgiving,  Christmas,  New  Year, 
or  Easter,  break  a  rule  of  this  Church  and  are 
amenable  therefor. 

Opportunity  for  Serving  the  Leader.  Sect. 
II.  At  the  written  request  of  the  Pastor  Emeri- 
tus, Mrs.   Eddy,  the  Board  of  Directors   shall 


68  CHURCH    BY-LAWS  .        ^^„ 

Art*  XXII 

immediately  notify  a  person  who  has  been  a 
member  of  this  Church  at  least  three  years  to 
go  in  ten  days  to  her,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty 
of  the  member  thus  notified  to  remain  with  Mrs. 
Eddy  three  years  consecutively.  A  member  who 
leaves  her  in  less  time  without  the  Directors' 
consent  or  who  declines  to  obey  this  call  to 
duty,  upon  Mrs.  Eddy's  complaint  thereof  shall 
be  excommunicated  from  The  Mother  Church. 
Members  thus  serving  the  Leader  shall  be  paid 
semi-annually  at  the  rate  of  one  thousand  dol- 
lars yearly  in  addition  to  rent  and  board.  Those 
members  whom  she  teaches  the  course  in  Divin- 
ity, and  who  remain  with  her  three  consecutive 
years,  receive  the  degree  of  the  Massachusetts 
Metaphysical  College. 

Location.  Sect.  12.  Rev.  Mary  Baker  Eddy 
calls  to  her  home  or  allows  to  visit  or  to  locate 
therein  only  those  individuals  whom  she  engages 
through  the  Christian  Science  Board  of  Direct- 
ors of  The  Mother  Church.  This  By-Law  takes 
effect  on  Dec.  15,  1908. 

Agreement  Required.  Sect.  13.  When  the 
Christian  Science  Board  of  Directors  calls  a  stu- 
dent in  accordance  with  Article  XXII,  Sect.  11 
of  our  Church   Manual  to  the  home  of  their 


RELATION   OF   MEMBERS   TO   PASTOR   EMERITUS      69 

Leader,  Mrs.  Eddy,  said  student  shall  come  under 
a  signed  agreement  to  remain  with  Mrs.  Eddy 
if  she  SO  desires,  during  the  time  specified  in  the 
Church  Manual. 

Incomplete  Term  of  Service.  Sect.  14.  If  a 
student  who  has  been  called  to  serve  our  Leader 
in  accordance  with  Article  XXII,  Sect,  il  of 
the  Church  Manual  leaves  her  before  the  expira- 
tion of  the  time  therein  mentioned  such  student 
shall  pay  to  Mrs.  Eddy  whatsoever  she  may 
charge  for  what  she  has  taught  him  or  her  dur- 
ing the  time  of  such  service. 

Help.  Sect.  15.  If  the  author  of  the  Chris- 
tian Science  textbook  call  on  this  Board  for 
household  help  or  a  handmaid,  the  Board  shall 
immediately  appoint  a  proper  member  of  this 
Church  therefor,  and  the  appointee  shall  go  im- 
mediately in  obedience  to  the  call.  "  He  that  lov- 
eth  father  or  mother  more  than  me  is  not  worthy 
of  me."     (Matt.  10:37.) 

Students  with  Mrs.  Eddy.  Sect.  16.  Stu- 
dents employed  by  Mrs.  Eddy  at  her  home  shall 
not  take  care  of  their  churches  or  attend  to  other 
affairs  outside  of  her  house. 

Mrs.  Eddy's  Room.  Sect.  17.  The  room  in 
The  Mother  Church  formerly  known  as  "  Mother's 
Room  "  shall  hereafter  be  closed  to  visitors. 


70  CHURCH   BY-LAWS 


Pastor  Emeritus  to  be  Consulted.  Sect.  i8. 
The  Mother  Qiurch  shall  not  make  a  church  By- 
law, nor  enter  into  a  business  transaction  with  a 
Christian  Scientist  in  the  employ  of  Rev.  Mary 
Baker  Eddy,  without  first  consulting  her  on  said 
subject  and  adhering-  strictly  to  her  advice  thereon. 


THE  MOTHER  CHURCH  AND  BRANCH 
CHURCHES. 


Article  XXIII. 

Local  Self-government.  Section  i.  The 
Mother  Church  of  Christ,  Scientist,  shall  assume 
no  general  official  control  of  other  churches,  and 
it  shall  be  controlled  by  none  other. 

Each  Church  of  Christ,  Scientist,  shall  have  its 
own  form  of  government.  No  conference  of 
churches  shall  be  held,  unless  it  be  when  our 
churches,  located  in  the  same  State,  convene  to 
confer  on  a  statute  of  said  State,  or  to  confer 
harmoniously  on  individual  unity  and  action  of 
the  churches  in  said  State. 

Titles.  Sect.  2.  "The  First  Church  of 
Christ,  Scientist,"  is  the  legal  title  of  The  Mother 


THE  MOTHER  CHURCH  AND  BRANCH  CHURCHES   71 

Church.  Branch  churches  of  The  Mother  Church 
may  take  the  title  of  First  Church  of  Christ, 
Scientist;  Second  Church  of  Christ,  Scientist; 
and  so  on,  where  more  than  one  church  is  es- 
tablished in  the  same  place;  but  the  article 
"  The  "  must  not  be  used  before  titles  of  branch 
churches,  nor  written  on  applications  for  mem- 
bership in  naming  such  churches. 

Mother  Church  Unique.  Sect.  3.  In  its 
relation  to  other  Christian  Science  churches,  in 
its  By-Laws  and  self-government.  The  Mother 
Church  stands  alone;  it  occupies  a  position  that 
no  other  church  can  fill.  Then  for  a  branch 
church  to  assume  such  position  would  be  disas- 
trous to  Christian  Science.  Therefore,  no  Church 
of  Christ,  Scientist,  shall  be  considered  loyal 
that  has  branch  churches  or  adopts  The  Mother 
Church's  form  of  government,  except  in  such  cases 
as  are  specially  allowed  and  named  in  this  Manual. 

Tenets  Copyrighted.  Sect.  4.  Branch 
churches  shall  not  write  the  Tenets  of  The 
Mother  Church  in  their  church  books,  except 
they  give  the  name  of  their  author  and  her 
permission  to  publish  them  as  Tenets  of  The 
Mother  Church,  copyrighted  in  Science  and 
Health  with  Key  to  the  Scriptures. 


72  CHURCH   BY-LAWS 


Art.  XXIII 


Manual.  Sect.  5.  Branch  churches  shall 
not  adopt,  print,  nor  publish  the  Manual  of  The 
Mother  Church.    See  Article  XXXV,  Sect.  i. 

Organizing  Churches.  Sect.  6.  A  member 
of  this  Church  who  obeys  its  By-Laws  and  is  a 
loyal  exemplary  Christian  Scientist  working  in 
the  Field,  is  eligible  to  form  a  church  in  con- 
formity with  Sect.  7  of  this  Article,  and  to 
have  church  services  conducted  by  reading  the 
Scriptures  and  the  Christian  Science  textbook. 
This  church  shall  be  acknowledged  publicly  as  a 
Church  of  Christ,  Scientist.  Upon  proper  appli- 
cation, made  in  accordance  with  the  rules  of  The 
Christian  Science  Publishing  Society,  the  serv- 
ices of  such  a  church  may  be  advertised  in  The 
Christian  Science  Journal.  The  branch  churches 
shall  be  individual,  and  not  more  than  two  small 
churches  shall  consolidate  under  one  church  gov- 
ernment. If  the  Pastor  Emeritus,  Mrs.  Eddy, 
should  relinquish  her  place  as  the  head  or  Leader 
of  The  Mother  Church  of  Christ,  Scientist,  each 
branch  church  shall  continue  its  present  form  of 
government  in  consonance  with  The  Mother 
Church  Manual. 

Requirements  for  Organizing  Branch 
Churches.  Sect.  7.  A  branch  church  of  The 
First  Church  of  Christ,  Scientist,  Boston,  Mass., 


THE  MOTHER  CHURCH  AND  BRANCH  CHURCHES   73 

shall  not  be  organized  with  less  than  sixteen  loyal 
Christian  Scientists,  four  of  whom  are  members 
of  The  Mother  Church,  This  membership  shall 
include  at  least  one  active  practitioner  whose  card 
is  published  in  the  list  of  practitioners  in  The 
Christian  Science  Journal. 

Privilege  of  Members.  Sect.  8.  Members 
in  good  standing  with  The  Mother  Church,  who 
are  members  of  the  faculty,  instructors,  or  stu- 
dents in  any  university  or  college,  can  form  and 
conduct  a  Christian  Science  organization  at  such 
university  or  college,  provided  its  rules  so  permit. 
Also  members  in  good  standing  with  The  Mother 
Church,  who  are  graduates  of  said  university 
or  college,  may  become  members  of  the  organ- 
ization by  application  to,  and  by  the  unanimous 
vote  of,  the  active  members  present,  if  the  rules 
of  the  university  or  college  so  permit.  When 
called  for,  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Lecture- 
ship may  lecture  for  said  university  or  college 
organization. 

No  Close  Communion.  Sect.  9.  The 
Mother  Church  and  the  branch  churches  shall 
not  confine  their  membership  to  the  pupils  of 
one  teacher. 

No  Interference.  Sect.  10.  A  member  of  The 
Mother  Church  may  be  a  member  of  one  branch 


74  CHURCH   BY-LAWS 

Church  of  Christ,  Scientist,  or  of  one  Christian 
Science  society  holding  public  services,  but  he 
shall  not  be  a  member  of  both  a  branch  church 
and  a  society;  neither  shall  he  exercise  super- 
vision or  control  over  any  other  church.  In 
Christian  Science  each  branch  church  shall  be 
distinctly  democratic  in  its  government,  and  no 
individual,  and  no  other  church  shall  interfere 
with  its  affairs. 

Teachers'  and  Practitioners'  Offices.  Sect.  ii. 
Teachers  and  practitioners  of  Christian  Science 
shall  not  have  their  offices  or  rooms  in  the  branch 
churches,  in  the  reading-rooms,  nor  in  rooms 
connected  therewith. 

Recognition.  Sect.  12.  In  order  to  be  eli- 
gible to  a  card  in  The  Christian  Science  Journal, 
churches  and  societies  are  required  to  acknowl- 
edge as  such  all  other  Christian  Science  churches 
and  societies  advertised  in  said  Journal,  and  to 
maintain  toward  them  an  attitude  of  Christian 
fellowship. 


GUARDIANSHIP   OF    CHURCH   FUNDS  75 


GUARDIANSHIP  OF  CHURCH  FUNDS. 


Article  XXIV. 

Church  Edifice  a  Testimonial.  Section  i. 
Whereas,  on  March  20,  1895,  the  Christian  Sci- 
ence Board  of  Directors,  in  behalf  of  The 
First  Church  of  Christ,  Scientist,  Boston,  Mass., 
presented  to  Rev.  Mary  Baker  Eddy  their 
church  edifice  as  a  Testimonial  of  this  Church's 
love  and  gratitude,  and  she,  with  grateful  ac- 
knowledgments thereof,  declined  to  receive  this 
munificent  gift,  she  now  understands  the  finan- 
cial situation  between  the  Christian  Science 
Board  of  Directors  and  said  Church  to  be  as 
follows :  — 

Financial  Situation.  Sect.  2.  The  Christian 
Science  Board  of  Directors  owns  the  church  edi- 
fices, with  the  land  whereon  they  stand,  legally; 
and  the  Church  members  own  the  aforesaid 
premises  and  buildings,  beneficially.  After  the 
first  church  was  built,  the  balance  of  the  build- 
ing funds,  which  remained  in  the  hands  of  the 
Directors,  belonged  to  the  Church,  and  not  solely 
to  the  Directors.     The  balance  of  the  church 


76                                        CHURCH   BY-LAWS  .        ^_„, 

'_ Art.  XXIV 

building  funds,  which  can  be  spared  after  the 
debts  are  paid,  should  remain  on  safe  deposit, 
to  be  hereafter  used  for  the  benefit  of  this 
Church,  as  the  right  occasion  may  call  for  it. 
The  following  indicates  the  proper  management 
of  the  Church  funds  :  — 

Report  of  Directors.  Sect.  3.  It  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  Christian  Science  Board  of  Di- 
rectors to  have  the  books  of  the  Church  Treas- 
urer audited  semi-annually,  and  to  report  at  the 
annual  Church  meeting  the  amount  of  funds 
which  the  Church  has  on  hand,  the  amount  of 
its  indebtedness  and  of  its  expenditures  for  the 
last  year. 

Finance  Committee.  Sect.  4.  There  shall 
be  a  Committee  on  Finance,  which  shall  consist  of 
three  members  of  this  Church  in  good  standing. 
Its  members  shall  be  appointed  annually  by  the 
Christian  Science  Board  of  Directors  and  with 
the  consent  of  the  Pastor  Emeritus.  They  shall 
hold  quarterly  meetings  and  keep  themselves  thor- 
oughly informed  as  to  the  real  estate  owned  by 
this  Church  and  the  amount  of  funds  received 
by  the  Treasurer  of  The  Mother  Church,  who  is 
individually  responsible  for  said  funds.  They 
shall  have  the  books  of  the  Christian   Science 


GUARDIANSHIP  OF  CHURCH  FUNDS        ^^ 

Board  of  Directors  and  the  books  of  the  Church 
Treasurer  audited  annually  by  an  honest,  com- 
petent accountant.  The  books  are  to  be  audited 
on  May  first. 

Prior  to  paying  bills  against  the  Church,  the 
Treasurer  of  this  Church  shall  submit  them  all 
to  said  committee  for  examination.  This  com- 
mittee shall  decide  thereupon  by  a  unanimous 
vote,  and  its  endorsement  of  the  bills  shall  render 
them  payable. 

If  it  be  found  that  the  Church  funds  have  not 
been  properly  managed,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  Board  of  Directors  and  the  Treasurer  to  be 
individually  responsible  for  the  performance  of 
their  several  offices  satisfactorily,  and  for  the 
proper  distribution  of  the  funds  of  which  they 
are  the  custodians. 

God's  Requirement.  Sect.  5.  God  requires 
wisdom,  economy,  and  brotherly  love  to  char- 
acterize all  the  proceedings  of  the  members  of 
The  Mother  Church,  The  First  Church  of  Christ, 
Scientist. 

Provision  for  the  Future.  Sect.  6.  In  case 
of  any  possible  future  deviation  from  duty,  the 
Committee  on  Finance  shall  visit  the  Board  of 
Directors,  and,  in  a  Christian  spirit  and  manner. 


78  CHURCH   BY-LAWS 

demand  that  each  member  thereof  comply  with 
the  By-Laws  of  the  Church.  If  any  Director 
fails  to  heed  this  admonition,  he  may  be  dis- 
missed from  office  and  the  vacancy  supplied  by 
the  Board. 

Debt  and  Duty.  Sect.  7.  The  Mother  Church 
shall  not  be  made  legally  responsible  for  the  debts 
of  individuals  except  such  debts  as  are  specified 
in  its  By-Laws.  Donations  from  this  Church 
shall  not  be  made  without  the  written  consent 
of  the  Pastor  Emeritus.  Also  important  move- 
ments of  the  manager  of  the  Committee  on  Pub- 
lication shall  be  sanctioned  by  the  Board  of 
Directors  and  be  subject  to  the  approval  of  Mary 
Baker  Eddy.    (See  Article  I,  Sect.  6.) 

Emergencies.  Sect.  8.  The  Treasurer,  per- 
sonally, or  through  the  Clerk  of  the  Church, 
may  pay  from  the  funds  of  the  Church  bills  of 
immediate  necessity  not  exceeding  $200  for  any 
one  transaction,  and  he  may  keep  on  deposit  the 
sum  of  $500  with  the  Clerk,  as  a  petty  cash 
fund,  to  be  used  by  him  for  the  payment  of 
such  bills.  Such  payments  shall  be  reported,  on 
the  first  of  the  following  month,  to  the  Board 
of  Directors  and  the  Committee  on  Finance,  for 
their  approval. 


THE  CHRISTIAN   SCIENCE  PUBLISHING  SOCIETY      79 

Committee  on  Business.  Sect.  9.  The  Chris- 
tian Science  Board  of  Directors  shall  elect 
annually  a  Committee  on  Business,  which  shall 
consist  of  not  less  than  three  loyal  members 
of  The  Mother  Church,  who  shall  transact 
promptly  and  efficiently  such  business  as  Mrs. 
Eddy,  the  Directors,  or  the  Committee  on  Pub- 
lication shall  commit  to  it.  While  the  mem- 
bers of  this  Committee  are  eng-aged  in  the 
transaction  of  the  business  assigned  to  them 
they  shall  be  paid  from  the  Church  funds. 
Before  being  eligible  for  office  the  names  of  the 
persons  nominated  for  said  office  shall  be  pre- 
sented to  Mrs.  Eddy  for  her  written  approval. 

THE  CHRISTIAN  SCIENCE  PUBLISHING 
SOCIETY. 


Article  XXV. 

Board  of  Trustees.  Section  i.  The  Board 
of  Trustees,  constituted  by  a  Deed  of  Trust 
given  by  Rev,  Mary  Baker  Eddy,  the  Pastor 
Emeritus  of  this  Church,  on  January  twenty- 
fifth,  1898,  shall  hold  and  manage  the  property 
therein  conveyed,  and  conduct  the  business  of 


8o                                        CHURCH   BY-LAWS  .        ^^„ 

^ Art.  XXV 

"  The  Christian  Science  Publishing  Society  "  on 
a  strictly  Christian  basis,  for  the  promotion  of 
the  interests  of  Christian  Science. 

Disposal  of  Funds.  Sect.  2.  The  net  profits 
of  the  business  shall  be  paid  over  semi-annually 
to  the  Treasurer  of  The  Mother  Church,  He 
shall  hold  this  money  subject  to  the  order  of 
the  Christian  Science  Board  of  Directors,  which 
is  authorized  to  order  its  disposition  only  in 
accordance  with  the  By-Laws  contained  in  this 
Manual. 

Vacancies  in  Trusteeship.  Sect.  3.  The 
Christian  Science  Board  of  Directors  shall  have 
the  power  to  declare  vacancies  in  said  trusteeship, 
for  such  reasons  as  to  the  Board  may  seem  ex- 
pedient. 

Whenever  a  vacancy  shall  occur,  the  Pastor 
Emeritus  reserves  the  right  to  fill  the  same  by 
appointment;  but  if  she  does  not  elect  to  exer- 
cise this  right,  the  remaining  trustees  shall  fill 
the  vacancy,  subject  to  her  approval. 

Editors  and  Manager.  Sect.  4.  The  term 
of  office  for  the  editors  and  the  manager  of  The 
Christian  Science  Publishing  Society  is  one  year 
each,  dating  from  the  time  of  election  to  the 
office.    Incumbents  who  have  served  one  year  or 


THE  CHRISTIAN   SCIENCE   PUBLISHING   SOCIETY      8l 

more  can  be  re-elected,  or  new  officers  elected, 
by  a  unanimous  vote  of  the  Christian  Science 
Board  of  Directors,  and  the  consent  of  the  Pastor 
Emeritus  given  in  her  own  handwriting. 

Suitable  Employees.  Sect.  5.  A  person 
who  is  not  accepted  by  the  Pastor  Emeritus  and 
the  Christian  Science  Board  of  Directors  as 
suitable,  shall  in  no  manner  be  connected  with 
publishing  her  books,  nor  with  editing  or  pub- 
lishing The  Christian  Science  Journal,  Christian 
Science  Sentinel,  Der  Herold  der  Christian  Sci- 
ence, nor  with  The  Christian  Science  Publishing 
Society. 

Periodicals.  Sect.  6.  Periodicals  which 
shall  at  any  time  be  published  by  The  Christian 
Science  Publishing  Society,  shall  be  copyrighted 
and  conducted  according  to  the  provisions  in  the 
Deed  of  Trust  relating  to  The  Christian  Science 
Journal. 

Rule  of  Conduct.  Sect.  7.  No  objectionable 
pictures  shall  be  exhibited  in  the  rooms  where  the 
Christian  Science  textbook  is  published  or  sold. 
No  idle  gossip,  no  slander,  no  mischief-making, 
no  evil  speaking  shall  be  allowed. 

Books  to  be  Published.  Sect.  8.  Only  the 
Publishing  Society  of  The  Mother  Church  selects, 
6 


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approves,  and  publishes  the  books  and  litera- 
ture it  sends  forth.  If  Mary  Baker  Eddy  disap- 
proves of  certain  books  or  literature,  the  Society 
will  not  publish  them.  The  Committees  on  Publi- 
cation are  in  no  manner  connected  with  these 
functions.  A  book  or  an  article  of  which  Mrs. 
Eddy  is  the  author  shall  not  be  published  nor 
republished  by  this  Society  without  her  knowl- 
edge or  written  consent. 

Removal  of  Cards.  Sect.  9.  No  cards  shall 
be  removed  from  our  periodicals  without  the  re- 
quest of  the  advertiser,  except  by  a  majority  vote 
of  the  Christian  Science  Board  of  Directors  at 
a  meeting  held  for  this  purpose  or  for  the  exam- 
ination of  complaints. 

Members  of  this  Church  who  practise  other 
professions  or  pursue  other  vocations,  shall  not 
advertise  as  healers,  excepting  those  members 
who  are  officially  engaged  in  the  work  of  Chris- 
tian Science,  and  they  must  devote  ample  time 
for  faithful  practice. 


TEACHING   CHRISTIAN   SCIENCE  83 


TEACHING  OmiSTIAN  SCIENCE. 


Article  XXVI. 

TEACHERS. 

Motive  in  Teaching.  Section  i.  Teaching 
Christian  Science  shall  not  be  a  question  of 
money,  but  of  morals  and  religion,  healing  and 
uplifting  the  race. 

Care  of  Pupils.  Sect.  2.  Christian  Scientists 
who  are  teachers  shall  carefully  select  for  pupils 
such  only  as  have  good  past  records  and  promis- 
ing proclivities  toward  Christian  Science.  A 
teacher  shall  not  assume  personal  control  of,  or 
attempt  to  dominate  his  pupils,  but  he  shall  hold 
himself  morally  obligated  to  promote  their  prog- 
ress in  the  understanding  of  divine  Principle,  not 
only  during  the  class  term  but  after  it,  and  to 
watch  well  that  they  prove  sound  in  sentiment 
and  practical  in  Christian  Science.  He  shall  per- 
sistently and  patiently  counsel  his  pupils  in  con- 
formity with  the  unerring  laws  of  God,  and  shall 
enjoin  them  habitually  to  study  the  Scriptures 
and  Science  and  Health  with  Key  to  the 
Scriptures  as  a  help  thereto. 


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Defense  against  Malpractice.  Sect.  3. 
Teachers  shall  instruct  their  pupils  how  to  de- 
fend themselves  against  mental  malpractice, 
never  to  return  evil  for  evil,  but  to  know  the 
truth  that  makes  free,  and  thus  to  be  a  law,  not 
unto  others,  but  to  themselves. 

Number  of  Pupils.  Sect.  4.  The  teachers  of 
Christian  Science  shall  teach  but  one  class  yearly, 
which  class  shall  consist  of  not  more  than  thirty 
pupils.  After  1907,  the  Board  of  Education  shall 
have  one  class  triennially,  a  Normal  class  not 
exceeding  thirty  pupils. 

Pupil's  Tuition.  Sect.  5.  A  student's  price 
for  teaching  Christian  Science  shall  not  exceed 
$100.00  per  pupil. 

Associations.  Sect.  6.  The  associations  of 
the  pupils  of  loyal  teachers  shall  convene  annually. 
The  pupils  shall  be  guided  by  the  Bible,  and 
Science  and  Health,  not  by  their  teachers' 
personal  views.  Teachers  shall  not  call  their 
pupils  together,  or  assemble  a  selected  number  of 
them,  for  more  frequent  meetings. 

A  Single  Field  of  Labor.  Sect.  7.  A  loyal 
teacher  of  Christian  Science  shall  not  teach  an- 
other loyal  teacher's  pupil,  except  it  be  in  the 
Board  of  Education.    Outside  of  this  Board  each 


TEACHING   CHRISTIAN   SCIENCE  85 

Student  occupies  only  his  own  field  of  labor. 
Pupils  may  visit  each  other's  churches,  and  by 
invitation  attend  each  other's  associations. 

Caring  for  Pupils  of  Strayed  Members. 
Sect.  8,  A  loyal  teacher  of  Christian  Science 
may  teach  and  receive  into  his  association  the 
pupils  of  another  member  of  this  Church  who 
has  so  strayed  as  justly  to  be  deemed,  under  the 
provisions  of  Article  XII,  Sect,  i,  not  ready  to 
lead  his  pupils. 

Teachers  must  have  Certificates.  Sect.  9. 
A  member  of  this  Church  shall  not  teach  pupils 
Christian  Science  unless  he  has  a  certificate  to 
show  that  he  has  been  taught  by  Mrs.  Eddy  or 
has  taken  a  Normal  Course  at  the  Massachu- 
setts Metaphysical  College  or  in  the  Board  of 
Education. 

Such  members  who  have  not  been  continu- 
ously active  and  loyal  Christian  Scientists  since 
receiving  instruction  as  above,  shall  not  teach 
Christian  Science  without  the  approval  of  The 
Christian  Science  Board  of  Directors. 


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Article  XXVII. 

PUPILS. 

Authorized  to  Teach.  Section  i.  After  a 
student's  pupil  has  been  duly  authorized  to  be 
a  teacher  of  Christian  Science,  or  has  been  under 
the  personal  instruction  of  Mrs.  Eddy,  he  is  no 
longer  under  the  jurisdiction  of  his  former 
teacher. 

Without  Teachers.  Sect.  2.  Those  be- 
loved brethren  whose  teacher  has  left  them, 
can  elect  an  experienced  Christian  Scientist, 
who  is  not  in  charge  of  an  association  of 
students  and  who  is  ready  for  this  high  call- 
ing, to  conduct  the  meetings  of  their  asso- 
ciation. 

Basis  for  Teaching.  Sect.  3.  The  teachers 
of  the  Normal  class  shall  teach  from  the  chapter 
"Recapitulation"  in  Science  and  Health  with 
Key  to  the  Scriptures,  and  from  the  Chris- 
tian Science  Platform,  beginning  on  page  330  of 
the  revised  editions  since  1902,  and  they  shall 
teach  nothing  contrary  thereto.  The  teachers 
of  the  Primary  class  shall  instruct  their  pupils 
from  the  said  chapter  on  "  Recapitulation  "  only. 


TEACHING   CHRISTIAN    SCIENCE  87 

Church  Membership.  Sect.  4.  Neither  the 
Pastor  Emeritus  nor  a  member  of  this  Church 
shall  teach  Roman  Catholics  Christian  Science, 
except  it  be  with  the  written  consent  of  the 
authority  of  their  Church.  Choice  of  patients  is 
left  to  the  wisdom  of  the  practitioner,  and  Mrs. 
Eddy  is  not  to  be  consulted  on  this  subject. 

Class  Teaching.  Sect.  5.  Members  of  The 
Mother  Church  who  are  authorized  by  its  By- 
Laws  to  teach  Christian  Science,  shall  not  solicit, 
or  cause  or  permit  others  to  solicit,  pupils  for  their 
classes.  No  member  of  this  Church  shall  advise 
against  class  instruction. 

Teachers  of  Christian  Science  must  have  the 
necessary  moral  and  spiritual  qualifications  to 
elucidate  the  Principle  and  rule  of  Christian  Sci- 
ence, through  the  higher  meaning  of  the  Scrip- 
tures. "  The  less  the  teacher  personally  controls 
other  minds,  and  the  more  he  trusts  them  to  the 
divine  Truth  and  Love,  the  better  it  will  be  for 
both  teacher  and  student."  (Retrospection  and 
Introspection,  page  84.) 


88  CHURCH    BY-LAWS 


BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


Article  XXVIII. 

ORGANIZATION. 

Officers.  Section  i.  There  shall  be  a  Board 
of  Education,  under  the  auspices  of  Mary  Baker 
Eddy,  President  of  the  Massachusetts  Metaphysi- 
cal College,  consisting  of  three  members,  a  presi- 
dent, vice-president,  and  teacher  of  Christian 
Science.    Obstetrics  will  not  be  taught. 

Election.  Sect.  2,  The  vice-president  shall 
be  elected  annually  by  the  Christian  Science 
Board  of  Directors.  Beginning  with  1907,  the 
teacher  shall  be  elected  every  third  year  by  said 
Board,  and  the  candidate  shall  be  subject  to  the 
approval  of  the  Pastor  Emeritus. 

President  not  to  be  Consulted.  Sect.  3.  The 
President  is  not  to  be  consulted  by  students 
on  the  question  of  applying  for  admission  to  this 
Board  nor  on  their  course  or  conduct.  The  stu- 
dents can  confer  with  their  teachers  on  subjects 
essential  to  their  progress. 


BOARD  OF  EDUCATION  89 

Presidency  of  College.  Sect.  4.  Should  the 
President  resign  over  her  own  signature  or  va- 
cate her  office  of  President  of  the  Massachusetts 
Metaphysical  College,  a  meeting  of  the  Christian 
Science  Board  of  Directors  shall  immediately  be 
called,  and  the  vice-president  of  the  Board  of 
Education  being  found  worthy,  on  receiving  her 
approval  shall  be  elected  to  fill  the  vacancy. 


Article  XXIX. 

APPLICANTS   AND   GRADUATES. 

Normal  Teachers.  Section  i.  Loyal  stu- 
dents who  have  been  taught  in  a  Primary  class 
by  Mrs.  Eddy  and  have  practised  Christian  Sci- 
ence healing  acceptably  three  years,  and  who  pre- 
sent such  credentials  as  are  required  to  verify 
this  fact,  are  eligible  to  receive  the  degree  of 
C.S.D. 

Qualifications.  Sect.  2.  Loyal  Christian 
Scientists'  pupils  who  so  desire  may  apply  to  the 
Board  of  Education  for  instruction;  and  if  they 
have  practised  Christian  Science  healing  success- 
fully three  years  and  will  furnish  evidence  of 
their  eligibility  therefor,  they  are  eligible  to  enter 


go  CHURCH   BY-LAWS 

the  Normal  class.    All  members  of  this  class  must 
be  thorough  English  scholars. 

Certificates.  Sect.  3.  Students  are  examined 
and  given  certificates  by  this  Board  if  found 
qualified  to  receive  them. 


Article  XXX. 

ACTION  OF   THE   BOARD. 

Sessions.  Section  i.  The  term  of  the 
Massachusetts  Metaphysical  College  will  open 
with  the  Board  of  Education  on  the  first 
Wednesday  of  December.  The  sessions  will 
continue  not  over  one  week.  None  but  the 
teacher  and  members  of  the  College  class  shall 
be  present  at  the  sessions,  and  no  Primary 
classes  shall  be  taught  under  the  auspices  of 
this  Board. 

Special  Instruction.  Sect.  2.  Not  less  than 
two  thorough  lessons  by  a  well  qualified  teacher 
shall  be  given  to  each  Normal  class  on  the 
subject  of  mental  practice  and  malpractice.  One 
student  in  the  class  shall  prepare  a  paper  on 
said  subject  that  shall  be  read  to  the  class, 
thoroughly  discussed,  and  understood ;  this  paper 


BOARD   OF   EDUCATION  9! 

shall  be  given  to  the  teacher,  and  he  shall  not 
allow  it  or  a  copy  of  it  to  remain,  but  shall 
destroy  this  paper. 

Signatures.  Sect.  3.  The  signature  of  the 
teacher  and  of  the  President  of  the  College 
shall  be  on  all  certificates  issued. 

Remuneration  and  Free  Scholarship.  Sect.  4. 
Tuition  of  class  instruction  in  the  Board  of 
Education  shall  be  $100.00.  The  bearer  of  a 
card  of  free  scholarship  from  the  President, 
Rev.  Mary  Baker  Eddy,  shall  be  entitled  to 
a  free  course  in  this  department  on  presenta- 
tion of  the  card  to  the  teacher.  Only  the 
President  gives  free  admission  to  classes. 

Surplus  Funds.  Sect.  5.  Any  surplus  funds 
left  in  the  hands  of  the  Board  of  Education 
shall  be  paid  over  annually  to  the  Treasurer  of 
The  Mother  Church. 

Primary  Students.  Sect.  6.  Students  of 
Christian  Science,  duly  instructed  therein  and 
with  good  moral  records,  not  having  the  certifi- 
cate of  C.S.D.  may  enter  the  Normal  class  in 
the  Board  of  Education,  which  will  be  held  once 
in  three  years  beginning  a.  d.  1907 ;  provided 
their  diplomas  are  for  three  consecutive  years 
under  Mrs.  Eddy's  daily  conversation  on  Chris- 


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tian  Science,  or  from  the  Massachusetts  Meta- 
physical College  Board  of  Education. 

Healing  Better  than  Teaching.  Sect.  7. 
Healing  the  sick  and  the  sinner  with  Truth  dem- 
onstrates what  we  affirm  of  Christian  Science, 
and  nothing  can  substitute  this  demonstration. 
I  recommend  that  each  member  of  this  Church 
shall  strive  to  demonstrate  by  his  or  her  practice, 
that  Christian  Science  heals  the  sick  quickly  and 
wholly,  thus  proving  this  Science  to  be  all  that 
we  claim  for  it. 

If  both  husband  and  wife  are  found  duly  quali- 
fied to  teach  Christian  Science,  either  one,  not 
both,  should  teach  yearly  one  class. 

Not  Members  of  The  Mother  Church.  Sect.  8. 
No  person  shall  receive  instructions  in  Chris- 
tian Science  in  any  class  in  the  Massachusetts 
Metaphysical  College,  nor  receive  the  degree  of 
C.S.B.  or  C.S.D.,  who  is  not  a  member  of  The 
First  Church  of  Christ,  Scientist,  in  Boston, 
Mass. 

Only  those  persons  who  are  members  of  this 
Church  and  possessed  of  the  qualifications  named 
in  Sect.  9  of  Article  XXVI  of  these  By-Laws 
shall  be  deemed  loyal  teachers  of  Christian 
Science. 


BOARD  OF   LECTURESHIP  93 


BOARD  OF  LECTURESHIP. 


Article  XXXI. 

ORGANIZATION   AND  DUTIES. 

Election.  Section  i.  This  Church  shall 
maintain  a  Board  of  Lectureship,  the  members  of 
which  shall  be  elected  annually  on  Monday  pre- 
ceding the  Annual  Meeting,  subject  to  the  ap- 
proval of  the  Pastor  Emeritus.  The  lecture  year 
shall  begin  July  i  of  each  year. 

Duty  of  Lecturers.  Sect.  2.  It  is  the  duty 
of  the  Board  of  Lectureship  to  include  in  each 
lecture  a  true  and  just  reply  to  public  topics 
condemning  Christian  Science,  and  to  bear  testi- 
mony to  the  facts  pertaining  to  the  life  of  the 
Pastor  Emeritus.  Each  member  shall  mail  to 
the  Clerk  of  this  Church  copies  of  his  lectures 
before  delivering  them. 

No  Disruption  of  Branch  Churches.  Sect.  3. 
The  Board  of  Lectureship  is  not  allowed  in  any- 
wise to  meddle  with  nor  to  disrupt  the  organiza- 


94  CHURCH   BY-LAWS 

tion  of  branch  churches.  The  lecturer  can  invite 
churches  within  the  city  whither  he  is  called  to 
unite  in  their  attendance  on  his  lecture,  and  so 
make  for  their  churches  a  less  lecture  fee;  but 
the  churches  shall  decide  their  action. 

Receptions.  Sect.  4.  As  a  rule  there  should 
be  no  receptions  nor  festivities  after  a  lecture  on 
Christian  Science,  but  there  may  occur  excep- 
tions. If  there  be  an  individual  who  goes  to  hear 
and  deride  truth,  he  should  go  away  contemplat- 
ing truth ;  and  he  who  goes  to  seek  truth  should 
have  the  opportunity  to  depart  in  quiet  thought 
on  that  subject. 

Circuit  Lecturer.  Sect.  5.  Upon  the  written 
request  of  Mrs.  Eddy,  The  Mother  Church  shall 
appoint  a  Circuit  Lecturer.  His  term  of  office,  if 
approved,  shall  not  be  less  than  three  years.  He 
shall  lecture  in  the  United  States,  in  Canada,  in 
Great  Britain  and  Ireland. 

A  member  shall  neither  resign  nor  transfer 
this  sacred  office. 


BOARD   OF   LECTURESHIP  95 


Article  XXXII. 

CALLS   FOR    LECTURES. 

From  the  Directors.  Section  i.  When  the 
need  is  apparent,  the  Christian  Science  Board  of 
Directors  of  The  Mother  Church  may  call  on 
any  member  of  this  Board  of  Lectureship  to 
lecture  at  such  places  and  at  such  times  as  the 
cause  of  Christian  Science  demands. 

From  Branch  Churches.  Sect.  2.  The 
branch  Churches  of  Christ,  Scientist,  may  apply 
through  their  clerks  to  a  member  of  this  Board 
of  Lectureship  for  a  speaker,  and  one  shall  be 
assigned  them  by  the  Board. 

From  Societies.  Sect.  3.  If  called  for,  a 
member  of  the  Board  may  lecture  for  a  Society. 

Annual  Lectures.  Sect.  4.  The  Mother 
Church  and  the  branch  churches  shall  call  on 
the  Board  of  Lectureship  annually  for  one  or 
more  lectures. 

No  Lectures  by  Readers.  Sect.  5.  No  lec- 
ture shall  be  given  by  a  Reader  during  his  term 
of  Readership.  The  duties  alone  of  a  Reader  are 
ample. 


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No  Wednesday  Evening  Lectures.  Sect.  6. 
The  Board  of  Lectureship  shall  not  appoint  a 
lecture  for  Wednesday  evening. 

Lecture  Fee.  Sect.  7.  The  lecture  fee  shall 
be  left  to  the  discretion  of  the  lecturer. 

Expenses.  Sect.  8.  The  lecturer's  traveling 
expenses  and  the  cost  of  hall  shall  be  paid  by 
the  church  that  employs  him. 

Exceptional  Cases.  Sect.  9.  If  a  lecturer 
receive  a  call  to  lecture  in  a  place  where  he  sees 
there  is  special  need,  and  the  local  church  is  un- 
able to  meet  the  expense,  he  is  at  liberty  to  supply 
that  need  and  trust  to  contributions  for  his  fee. 


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COMMITTEE  ON  PUBLICATION. 


Article  XXXIII. 

In  The  Mother  Church.  Section  i.  There 
shall  be  appointed  by  The  Mother  Church  a  Com- 
mittee on  Publication,  which  shall  consist  of  one 
loyal  Christian  Scientist  who  lives  in  Boston,  and 
he  shall  be  manager  of  the  Committees  on  Pub- 
lication throughout  the  United  States,  Canada, 
Great  Britain  and  Ireland.  He  shall  be  elected 
annually  by  a  unanimous  vote  of  the  Christian 
Science  Board  of  Directors  and  the  consent  of 
the  Pastor  Emeritus  given  in  her  own  handwrit- 
ing, and  shall  receive  an  annual  salary,  paid  quar- 
terly, of  not  less  than  four  thousand  dollars. 

Duties.  Sect.  2.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
Committee  on  Publication  to  correct  in  a  Chris- 
tian manner  impositions  on  the  public  in  regard 
to  Christian  Science,  injustices  done  Mrs.  Eddy 
or  members  of  this  Church  by  the  daily  press, 
by  periodicals  or  circulated  literature  of  any  sort. 
7 


gS  CHURCH   BY-LAWS 


Art.  xxxin 


This  Committee  on  Publication  shall  be  respon- 
sible for  correcting  or  having  corrected  a  false 
newspaper  article  which  has  not  been  replied  to 
by  other  Scientists,  or  which  has  been  forwarded 
to  this  Committee  for  the  purpose  of  having  him 
reply  to  it.  If  the  correction  by  the  Committee 
on  Publication  is  not  promptly  published  by  the 
periodical  in  which  it  is  desirable  that  this  cor- 
rection shall  appear,  this  Committee  shall  im- 
mediately apply  for  aid  to  the  Committee  on 
Business.  Furthermore,  the  Committee  on  Pub- 
lication shall  read  the  last  proof  sheet  of  such 
an  article  and  see  that  it  is  published  according 
to  copy;  he  shall  circulate  in  large  quantities 
the  papers  containing  such  an  article,  sending  a 
copy  to  the  Clerk  of  the  Church.  It  shall  also 
be  the  duty  of  the  Committee  on  Publication  to 
have  published  each  year  in  a  leading  Boston 
newspaper  the  letter  sent  to  the  Pastor  Emeritus 
by  the  Church  members  in  annual  meeting  as- 
sembled. The  State  Committees  on  Publication 
act  under  the  direction  of  this  Committee  on 
Publication. 

In  Branch  Churches.  Sect.  3.  The  Readers 
of  the  three  largest  branch  churches  in  each  State 
of  the  United  States  and  in  Canada  shall  annually 


COMMITTEE   ON   PUBLICATION  99 

and  alternately  appoint  a  Committee  on  Publi- 
cation to  serve  in  their  localities.  For  the  pur- 
poses of  this  By-Law,  the  State  of  California  shall 
be  considered  as  though  it  were  two  States,  the 
dividing  line  being  the  36*^  parallel  of  latitude. 
Each  county  of  Great  Britain  and  Ireland,  except 
as  hereinafter  specified,  through  the  Readers  of 
its  three  largest  branch  churches,  shall  annually 
and  alternately  appoint  a  Committee  on  Publica- 
tion to  serve  in  its  locality.  Each  church  is  not 
necessarily  confined  to  its  own  members  in  select- 
ing this  Committee,  but  if  preferred,  can  appoint 
a  Committee  on  Publication  who  is  in  good  fel- 
lowship with  another  Church  of  Christ,  Scientist, 

This  By-Law  applies  to  all  States  except  Mas- 
sachusetts, in  which  the  Committee  on  Publica- 
tion is  elected  only  by  the  Christian  Science  Board 
of  Directors.  The  Committee  for  the  counties 
in  which  London,  England,  is  situated  shall  be 
appointed  by  the  Christian  Science  Board  of 
Directors,  and  he  shall,  in  addition  to  his  other 
duties,  act  as  District  Manager  of  the  Committees 
on  Publication  for  Great  Britain  and  Ireland. 

Appointment.  Sect.  4.  The  Committees  on 
Publication  shall  consist  of  men  generally.  Each 
State  Committee  shall  be  appointed  by  the  First 
and   Second  Readers  of  the  church  employing 


CHURCH   BY-LAWS  ^^_  ^^^^ 


said  Committee.  If  prior  to  the  meeting  of  the 
church  for  the  election  of  officers,  Mrs.  Eddy- 
shall  send  to  the  First  Reader  of  the  church  the 
name  of  a  candidate  for  its  Committee  on  Publi- 
cation, the  Readers  shall  appoint  said  candidate. 
Or  if  she  shall  send  a  special  request  to  any 
Committee  on  Publication,  the  request  shall  be 
carried  out  according  to  her  directions. 

Removal  from  Office.  Sect.  5.  If  the  Com- 
mittee on  Publication  neglects  to  fulfil  the  obli- 
gations of  his  office  according  to  these  By-Laws, 
and  this  becomes  apparent  to  the  Christian  Sci- 
ence Board  of  Directors,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  Directors  immediately  to  act  upon  this  im- 
portant matter  in  accordance  with  said  By-Laws. 

The  Christian  Science  Board  of  Directors  may 
notify  any  Church  of  Christ,  Scientist,  to  remove 
its  Committee  on  Publication  and  to  appoint  an- 
other Committee  to  fill  the  vacancy;  and  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  that  church  to  comply  with  this 
request.  In  such  cases  it  shall  be  the  privilege 
of  this  Board  to  name  the  Committee  if  it  so 
desires,  and  any  Committee  so  named  by  the 
Board  shall  be  elected  by  the  branch  church. 

Case  of  Necessity.  Sect,  6.  If  a  suitable 
man  is  not  obtainable  for  Committee  on  Publica- 
tion, a  suitable  woman  shall  be  elected.     If  at 


COMMITTEE   ON   PUBLICATION  101 

any  time  the  Christian  Science  Board  of  Direc- 
tors shall  determine  that  the  manager  of  the 
general  Committee  on  Publication  needs  an  as- 
sistant, the  Board  shall,  with  the  approval  of  the 
Pastor  Emeritus,  appoint  an  assistant  manager, 
who  shall  receive  an  adequate  salary  from.  The 
Mother  Church. 


I02  CHURCH   BY-LAWS 


CHURCH-BmLDING. 


Article  XXXIV. 

Building  Committee.  Section  i.  There 
shall  be  a  Building  Committee  consisting  of 
not  less  than  three  members,  and  this  committee 
shall  not  be  dissolved  until  the  new  church 
edifice  is  completed.  This  committee  shall  elect, 
dismiss,  or  supply  a  vacancy  of  its  members  by 
a  majority  vote. 

Designation  of  Deeds.  Sect.  2.  All  deeds 
of  further  purchases  of  land  for  The  First 
Church  of  Christ,  Scientist,  in  Boston,  Mass., 
shall  have  named  in  them  all  the  trusts  mentioned 
in  the  deeds  given  by  Albert  Metcalf  and  E. 
Noyes  Whitcomb  in  March,  1903 ;  but  this  rule 
shall  not  apply  to  land  purchased  for  any  purpose 
other  than  the  erection  of  a  church  edifice.  Also 
there  shall  be  incorporated  in  all  such  deeds 
the  phrase,  "  Mary  Baker  Eddy's  Church,  The 


CHURCH-BUILDING  I03 


Mother  Church  or  The  First  Church  of  Christ, 
Scientist,  in  Boston,  Mass." 

The  Mother  Church  Building.  Sect.  3.  The 
edifice  erected  in  1894  for  The  First  Church  of 
Christ,  Scientist,  in  Boston,  Mass.,  shall  neither 
be  demolished,  nor  removed  from  the  site  where 
it  was  built,  without  the  written  consent  of  the 
Pastor  Emeritus,  Mary  Baker  Eddy. 


104  CHURCH   BY-LAWS 


CHURCH  MANUAL. 


Article  XXXV. 

For  The  Mother  Church  Only.  Section  i. 
The  Church  Manual  of  The  First  Church  of 
Christ,  Scientist,  in  Boston,  Mass.,  written  by- 
Mary  Baker  Eddy  and  copyrighted,  is  adapted 
to  The  Mother  Church  only.  It  stands  alone, 
uniquely  adapted  to  form  the  budding  thought 
and  hedge  it  about  with  divine  Love.  This 
Manual  shall  not  be  revised  without  the  written 
consent  of  its  author. 

Seventy-third  Edition  the  Authority.  Sect.  2. 
The  Board  of  Directors,  the  Committee  on  Bible 
Lessons,  and  the  Board  of  Trustees  shall  each 
keep  a  copy  of  the  Seventy-third  Edition  and  of 
subsequent  editions  of  the  Church  Manual;  and 
if  a  discrepancy  appears  in  any  revised  edition, 
these  editions  shall  be  cited  as  authority. 


CHURCH  MANUAL  I05 


Amendment  of  By-Laws.  Sect.  3.  No  new 
Tenet  or  By-Law  shall  be  adopted,  nor  any 
Tenet  or  By-Law  amended  or  annulled,  with- 
out the  written  consent  of  Mary  Baker  Eddy,  the 
author  of  our  textbook,  Science  and  Health. 


Hppctidix. 


Special  Instructions* 

Regarding  Appticaiions  for  Church  Membership* 


1.  Loyal  members  of  The  Mother  Church  are 
eligible  to  approve  candidates  to  unite  with  this 
Church. 

2.  No  persons  are  eligible  to  countersign  ap- 
plications except  loyal  students  of  Mrs.  Eddy, 
Directors,  and  students  of  the  Board  of  Educa- 
tion who  have  been  given  a  degree,  and  are  mem- 
bers of  The  Mother  Church. 

3.  Those  who  approve  applicants  should  have 
applications  returned  to  them  after  being  filled 
out  by  the  applicants,  as  required  by  Article 
V,  Sect,  6,  and  should  compare  them  with 
the  forms  here  given,  and  see  that  names  are 
legibly  written,  before  sending  them  to  the 
Clerk  of  the  Church.  If  not  correct,  the  appli- 
cant will  be  notified,  and  new  applications  will 

109 


APPENDIX 


be  required,  as  none  will  be  returned  that  are 
not  correctly  made  out.  This  requirement  is  to 
prevent  applications  being  duplicated  and  the 
confusion  that  might  result  therefrom.  It  is 
important  that  these  seemingly  strict  conditions 
be  exactly  complied  with,  as  the  names  of  the 
members  of  The  Mother  Church  will  be  recorded 
in  the  history  of  the  Church  and  become  a  part 
thereof. 

4.  All  names,  whether  of  applicants,  ap- 
provers, or  countersigners,  must  be  plainly 
written,  and  one,  at  least,  of  the  given  names  of 
each,  written  in  full.  Initials  only  of  first  names 
will  not  be  received.  Women  must  sign  Miss  or 
Mrs.  before  their  names  as  the  case  may  be. 

All  names  must  be  written  the  same  in  all 
places  where  they  are  required. 


INSTRUCTIONS   FOR   APPLICANTS  III 


TO  APPLICANTS. 


1.  In  filling  out  the  application  blank,  one 
o£  the  Christian  names  must  be  written  in  full. 
Initials  alone  will  not  be  received. 

2.  If  the  applicant  is  a  married  woman  she 
must  sign  her  own  Christian  name,  not  her  hus- 
band's, and  prefix  her  signature  with  "  Mrs ; " 
unmarried  women  must  sign  "  Miss." 

3.  There  are  two  regular  forms  of  applica- 
tion. I.  For  those  who  have  studied  Christian 
Science  with  an  authorized  teacher ;  2.  For  those 
who  have  not  studied  Christian  Science  with  a 
teacher. 

Applicants  will  find  the  chief  points  of  these 
instructions  illustrated  in  Form  I  and  Form  2, 
on  pages  114  and  118. 

4.  Those  whose  teachers  are  deceased,  absent, 
or  disloyal,  or  those  whose  teachers  refuse,  with- 
out sufficient  cause,  to  sign  applications  (see 
Art.  V,  Sect.  4),  will  be  furnished  special  forms 
on  application  to  the  Clerk. 


112  APPENDIX 


5.  When  branch  churches  are  designated  by 
number,  as  First  Church,  Second  Church,  etc., 
the  number  must  be  written  First,  Second,  as 
shown  on  page  118.  The  article  "the"  either 
capitaHzed  (The),  or  small  (the),  must  not  be 
used  before  titles  of  branch  churches.  See  Ar- 
ticle XXIII,  Sect.  2. 

6.  If  the  applicant  is  not  a  member  of  a 
branch  church,  he  should  fill  out  his  applica- 
tion in  this  respect  according  to  the  form  on 
page  114. 


HppUcation  forms 


114  APPENDIX 


APPLICATION. 
I. 

PROPERLY   SIGNED   AND   ENDORSED,  ACCORDING  TO 
ARTICLE   V,  SECT.    2. 


•o  o 


2  o=: 
•=  C.2 


O   U   o 

-°r  )  ° 


FORM  1. 

The  First  Church  of  Christ,  Scientist,  in  Boston, 
Mass.,  is  designed  to  be  built  on  the  rock  of  Christ  — 
Truth  and  Life  —  and  to  reflect  the  Church  Trium- 
phant. 

One  who  is  not  a  member  of  any  church,  excepting 
a  branch  church  of  Christ,  Scientist,  who  loves  Christian 
Science,  and  reads  understandingly  the  Bible,  and  Sci- 
ence AND  Health  with  Key  to  the  Scriptures, 
by  Reverend  Mary  Baker  Eddy,  and  other  works  by 
this  author,  and  who  is  Christianly  qualified  and  can 
enter  into  full  fellowship  with  the  Tenets  and  Rules  of 
The  First  Church  of  Christ,  Scientist,  in  Boston,  Mass., 
is  eligible  to  membership. 

To   The  First  Church  of  Christ,  Scientist,  in  Boston, 

Mass. 

Ezra  W.  Palmer,  Clerk. 

I  hereby  make  application  for  membership,  and  sub- 
scribe to  the  Tenets  and  the  By-Laws  of  the  Church. 
My  teacher  in  Christian  Science  is 

.James  B.  Brown,  C.S.D. 

I  am  not  a  member  of  any  church. 


INSTRUCTIONS   FOR   APPLICATION  US 

APPLICATION. 
I.  —  {Continued.') 

PROPERLY   SIGNED   AND    ENDORSED,   ACCORDING  TO 
ARTICLE   V,   SECT.   2. 

FORM  \i  —  (^Cofttinued.) 

I  was  formerly  a  member  of  the  

denomination, 

but  have  definitely  severed  my  connection  therewith. 

Name. Mrs.  Jennie  W.  Field,  C.S. 

Street  and  Number. i8  Forest  St., 

Town  or  City Chicago, - 

State JIL... 

Date Jan.  2nd,  igoi. 

I  cordially  approve  the  applicant. 

(a)— James  B.  Brown,  C.S.D 

Countersigned  by 

DO  NOT  DETACH. 

_  .  Name...-  Mrs.  Jennie  IV.  Field,  C.S 

To  THB  Appucant: 

Please  fill  out  the   Street  and  Number....iS  Forest  St., 

following  for  the  use    „  _..  _,  . 

of  the  Treasurer  of   Totmt  or  City Chuago, 

theChurch;  ^^^^^ ^ 


Il6  APPENDIX 

APPLICATION. 
I. 

PROPERLY   SIGNED   AND   ENDORSED,  ACCORDING  TO 
ARTICLE   V,   SECT.   2. 


U    o 


♦.    C.J2 

c  o  = 

«j  5 - 

3    >s  O 
w       -O 

>.  -■— 

OHO 

.0,^1   o 

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1^ 


FORM  1. 

The  First  Church  of  Christ,  Scientist,  in  Boston, 
Mass.,  is  designed  to  be  built  on  the  rock  of  Christ  — 
Truth  and  Life  —  and  to  reflect  the  Church  Trium- 
phant. 

One  who  is  not  a  member  of  any  church,  excepting 
a  branch  church  of  Christ,  Scientist,  who  loves  Christian 
Science,  and  reads  understandingly  the  Bible,  and  Sci- 
ence AND  Health  with  Key  to  the  Scriptures, 
by  Reverend  Mary  Baker  Eddy,  and  other  works  by 
this  author,  and  who  is  Christianly  qualified  and  can 
enter  into  full  fellowship  with  the  Tenets  and  Rules  of 
The  First  Church  of  Christ,  Scientist,  in  Boston,  Mass., 
is  eligible  to  membership. 

To   The  First  Church  of  Christ,  Scientist,  in  Boston, 
Mass. 

Ezra  IV.  Palmer,  Clerk. 

I  hereby  make  application  for  membership,  and  sub- 
scribe to  the  Tenets  and  the  By-Laws  of  the  Church. 
My  teacher  in  Christian  Science  is 

James  B.  Brown,  C.S.D. 

I  am  not  a  member  of  any  church,  aacopting..^ 

•Church  of  Chriat,  Seientiat,  at: „.„ „ 


INSTRUCTIONS   FOR   APPLICATION  II7 

APPLICATION. 
I.  —  (^Continued.') 

PROPERLY   SIGNED   AND   ENDORSED,   ACCORDING  TO 
ARTICLE  V,   SECT.    2. 

FORM  1 ,  —  {Continued.) 

I  was  formerly  a  member  of  the 

,    denomination, 

but  have  definitely  severed  my  connection  therewith. 

Name. Mrs.  Jennie  W.  Field,  C.S. 

Street  and  Number Forest  St., 

Town  or  City Chicago, 

State III. 

Date J<^n,  2nd,  igoi. 

I  cordially  approve  this  applicant. 

{a) .James  B.  Brown,  C.S.D 

Countersigned  by... 

DO  NOT  DETACH. 

„  .  Name Mrs.  Jennie  W.  Field,  C.S 

To  THE  Applicant: 

Please  fill  out  the   Street  and  Number Forest  St., 

following  for  the  use    „  _ . .  _,  . 

of  the  Treasurer  of   Town  or  City Chicago, 

theChurch;  ^.^^^ ^ 


Ii8 


APPENDIX 


APPLICATION. 
II. 

SIGNED,  ENDORSED,  AND  COUNTERSIGNED,  ACCORDING  TO 
ARTICLE   VI,    SECT.    2. 


<u  a 


a  a   , 
c  "m 


■p'offl 

"I- 


FORM  2. 

One  who  is  not  a  member  of  any  church,  excepting 
a  branch  church  of  Christ,  Scientist,  who  loves  Christian 
Science,  and  reads  understandingly  the  Bible,  and  Sci- 
ence AND  Health  with  Key  to  the  Scriptures, 
by  Reverend  Mary  Baker  Eddy,  and  other  works  by 
this  author,  and  who  is  Christianly  qualified  and  can 
enter  into  full  fellowship  with  the  Tenets  and  Rules  of 
The  First  Church  of  Christ,  Scientist,  in  Boston,  Mass., 
is  eligible  to  membership. 

To  The  First  Church  of  Christ,  Scientist,  in  Boston, 
Mass. 

Ezra  W.  Palmer,  Clerk. 

I  hereby  make  application  for  membership,  and  sub- 
scribe to  the  Tenets  and  the  By-Laws  of  the  Church. 
I  have  not  studied  Christian  Science  with  a  teacher, 
and  am  not  a  member  of  any  church  excepting  Second 
Church  of  Christ,  Scientist,  at  New  York,  N.  Y. 

I  was  formerly  a  member  of  the 

denomination, 

but  have  definitely  severed  my  connection  therewith. 


INSTRUCTIONS   FOR   APPLICATION  II9 

APPLICATION. 
II. — {Continued.) 

SIGNED,   ENDORSED,   AND  COUNTERSIGNED,   ACCORDING 
TO    ARTICLE   VI,    SECT.    2. 


FORM   2,  —  ^Continued.) 

Name Miss  Emma  L.  French 

Street  ana  Number 2gj  Emerson  St.,... 

Town  or  City New  York.... 

State ^ N.  V. 

Date Jan.  2nd,  ipoi 


I  cordially  approve  this  applicant. 

{a) Miss  Mary  E.  Grant,  C.S.. 

Countersigned  by .James  B.  Brown,  C.S.D 

DO  NOT  DETACH. 

N'ame Miss  Emma  L.  French 

To  THB  Applicant: 

Please  fill  out  the  Street  and  Number 29J  Emerson  St 

following  for  the  use                                                         ,r       tt     t 
of  the  Treasurer  o{Town  or  City New  York 

the  Church :  ^^^^^ ^_  ^ 


1 20  APPENDIX 


present  Order  of  Services  in  Che 
JVIotber  Church  and  Branch  Churches. 

Republished  from  the  Sentinel* 


SUNDAY  SERVICES. 


1.  Hymn. 

2.  Reading  a  Scriptural  Selection. 

3.  Silent  Prayer,  followed  by  the  audible 
repetition  of  the  Lord's  Prayer  with  its  spirit- 
ual interpretation. 

4.  Hymn. 

5.  Announcing  necessary  notices. 

6.  Solo. 

7.  Reading  the  explanatory  note  on  first  leaf 
of  Quarterly. 

8.  Announcing  the  subject  of  the  Lesson- 
Sermon,  and  reading  the  Golden  Text. 

9.  Reading  the  Scriptural  selection,  entitled 
"  Responsive  Reading,"  alternately  by  the  First 
Reader  and  the  congregation. 

10.  Reading  the  Lesson-Sermon.  (After  the 
Second  Reader  reads  the  Bible  references  of 


ORDER  OF   SERVICES  121 

the  first  Section  of  the  Lesson,  the  First  Reader 
makes  the  following  announcement :  "  As  an- 
nounced in  the  explanatory  note,  I  shall  now 
read  correlative  passages  from  the  Christian 
Science  textbook,  Science  and  Health  with 
Key  to  the  Scriptures,  by  Mary  Baker  Eddy.") 

11.  Collection. 

12.  Hymn. 

13.  Reading  "  The  scientific  statement  of 
being,"  and  the  correlative  Scripture  accord- 
ing to  I  John,  3 :  1-3. 

14.  Pronouncing  Benediction. 

The  services  should  be  preceded  and  followed 
by  organ  or  piano  music  of  an  appropriate  char- 
acter in  all  cases  where  this  is  possible. 

On  the  first  Sunday  of  each  month  Article  VHI, 
Sect,  i,  A  Rule  for  Motives  and  Acts,  is  to  be 
read. 


122  APPENDIX 


WEDNESDAY  MEETINGS. 


1.  Hymn. 

2.  Reading  from  the  Bible,  and  correlative 
passages  from  Science  and  Health  with  Key 
TO  the  Scriptures. 

3.  Silent  Prayer,  followed  by  the  audible  repe- 
tition of  the  Lord's  Prayer,  its  spiritual  interpre- 
tation being  omitted. 

4.  Hymn. 

5.  Announcing  necessary  notices. 

6.  Experiences,  testimonies,  and  remarks  on 
Christian  Science. 

7.  Closing  Hymn. 

The  services  should  be  preceded  and  followed 
by  organ  or  piano  music  of  an  appropriate  char- 
acter in  all  cases  where  this  is  possible. 


ORDER   OF   SERVICES  1 23 


Chanksgiving  Day. 

Order  of  Service  for  The  Mother  Church  and 
Branch  Churches, 


1.  Hymn. 

2.  Reading  the  Thanksgiving-  Proclamation 
of  the  President  of  the  United  States,  or  the 
Governor  of  the  state,  or  both. 

3.  Reading  a  Scriptural  Selection. 

4.  Silent  Prayer,  followed  by  the  audible 
repetition  of  the  Lord's  Prayer  M^ith  its  spirit- 
ual interpretation. 

5.  Hymn. 

6.  Reading  the  Explanatory  Note  on  the 
first  leaf  of  the  Quarterly. 

7.  Announcing  the  subject  of  the  Lesson- 
Sermon,  and  reading  the  Golden  Text. 

8.  Responsive  Reading  by  the  First  Reader 
and  the  congregation. 


124  APPENDIX 

9.  Reading  the  Lesson-Sermon  prepared  by 
the  Bible  Lesson  Committee. 

10.  Solo. 

11.  Testimonies  by  Christian  Scientists, 
appropriate  for  the  occasion. 

12.  Hymn. 

13.  Reading  the  Scientific  Statement  of 
Being,  and  the  correlative  Scripture  according 
to  I  John,  3 : 1-3. 

14.  Pronouncing  Benediction. 
No  collection  is  to  be  taken  at  this  service. 

The  services  should  be  preceded  and  followed 
by  organ  or  piano  music  of  an  appropriate  char- 
acter in  all  cases  v^^here  this  is  possible. 


ORDER  OF   SERVICES  1 25 

present  Order  of  Communion  Services 
in  Branch  Churches. 


1.  Hymn. 

2.  Reading  a  Scriptural  Selection, 

3.  Silent  Prayer,  followed  by  the  audible 
repetition  of  the  Lord's  Prayer  with  its  spiritual 
interpretation. 

4.  Hymn. 

5.  Announcing  necessary  notices. 

6.  Reading  Tenets  of  The  Mother  Church. 

7.  Collection  and  Solo. 

8.  Reading  the  explanatory  note  on  first  leaf 
of  Q-uarterly. 

9.  Announcing  the  subject  of  the  Lesson- 
Sermon,  and  reading  the  Golden  Text. 

10.  Reading  the  Scriptural  selection  entitled 
"  Responsive  Reading  "  alternately  by  the  First 
Reader  and  the  congregation. 

11.  Reading  the  Lesson-Sermon.  (After  the 
Second  Reader  reads  the  Bible  references  of  the 
first   Section  of  the  Lesson,  the  First   Reader 


126  APPENDIX 

makes  the  following  announcement :  "  As  an- 
nounced in  the  explanatory  note,  I  shall  now  read 
correlative  passages  from  the  Qiristian  Science 
textbook,  Science  and  Health  with  Key  to 
THE  Scriptures,  by  Mary  Baker  Eddy.") 

12.  The  First  Reader  briefly  invites  the  con- 
gregation to  kneel  in  silent  Communion.  This  is 
concluded  by  the  audible  repetition  of  the  Lord's 
Prayer  (spiritual  interpretation  omitted). 

13.  Singing  the  Doxology: 

"  Be  Thou,  O  God,  exalted  high; 
And  as  Thy  glory  fills  the  sky, 
So  let  it  be  on  earth  displayed, 
Till  Thou  art  here  and  now  obeyed." 

14.  Reading  "  The  scientific  statement  of 
being"  and  the  correlative  Scripture  accord- 
ing to  I  John,  3 : 1-3. 

15.  Pronouncing  Benediction. 

The  Church  Tenets  shall  be  read  at  this  service. 

The  services  should  be  preceded  and  followed 
by  organ  or  piano  music  of  an  appropriate  char- 
acter in  all  cases  where  this  is  possible. 


ORDER   OF   EXERCISES  1 27 

Order  of  Sxerciecs  for  the  Sunday 

School  of  Cbc  JMotbcr  Church  and 

Branch  Churches.* 


1.  Call  to  order  by  the  Superintendent. 

2.  Hymn. 

3.  Subject  of  the  lesson  announced;  Golden 
Text  repeated  by  the  children;  Responsive 
Reading. 

4.  Silent  prayer,  followed  by  the  audible 
repetition  of  the  Lord's  Prayer  in  unison. 

5.  Instruction  in  classes,  in  accordance  with 
Sections  2  and  3  of  Article  XX  of  the  Manual 
of  The  Mother  Church. 

6.  Entire  school  reassembles. 

7.  Hymn. 

8.  Scientific  Statement  of  Being  read  by  the 
Superintendent. 

9.  School  dismissed. 


1  If  a  collection  is  taken,  it  should  be  taken  in  the  classes  before 
they  reassemble. 


128  APPENDIX 


Deed  of  Crust. 

TJie  foltcnving  is  a  Copy  of  the  Deed  of  Trust 
Conveying  Land  for  Church  Edifice* 


Know  all  Men  by  these  Presents, 

That  I  Mary  Baker  G.  Eddy  of  Concord  in 
the  County  of  Merrimack  and  State  of  New 
Hampshire  in  consideration  of  one  dollar  to 
me  paid  by  Ira  O.  Knapp  of  Boston,  Mas- 
sachusetts, William  B.  Johnson  of  Boston, 
Massachusetts,  Joseph  S.  Eastaman  of  Chel- 
sea, Massachusetts,  and  Stephen  A.  Chase  of 
Fall  River,  Massachusetts,  the  receipt  whereof 
is  hereby  acknowledged,  and,  also  in  consider- 
ation of  the  trusts  and  uses  hereinafter  men- 
tioned and  established,  do  hereby  give,  bargain, 
sell,  and  convey  to  the  said  Ira  O.  Knapp,  Wil- 
liam B.  Johnson,  Joseph  S.  Eastaman,  and 
Stephen  A.  Chase  as  trustees  as  hereinafter 
provided  and  to  their  legitimate  successors  in 


DEED  OF  TRUST  1 29 


office  forever,  a  certain  parcel  of  land  situate 
on  Falmouth  street  in  said  Boston,  bounded  and 
described  as  follows :  Beginning  at  the  junction 
of  Falmouth  street,  and  a  forty-foot  street  now 
called  Caledonia  street;  thence  running  South- 
west on  said  Falmouth  street  one  hundred  and 
sixteen  and  eighty-eight  hundredths  feet;  thence 
Northwest  at  a  right  angle  to  a  point  where  a 
line  drawn  at  right  angles  to  said  forty-foot 
street  at  a  point  thereon  one  hundred  and  six- 
teen and  fifty-five  hundredths  feet  Northwest 
from  the  point  of  beginning  meets  the  said 
boundary  at  right  angles  to  Falmouth  street, 
sixty-six  and  seventy-eight  hundredths  feet; 
thence  at  an  obtuse  angle  on  said  line  at  right 
angles  to  said  forty-foot  street  sixty-seven  and 
thirty-five  hundredths  feet  to  said  forty-foot 
street;  thence  Southeasterly  on  said  forty- foot 
street  one  hundred  and  sixteen  and  fifty-five 
hundredths  feet  to  the  point  of  beginning; 
containing  seven  thousand  eight  hundred  and 
twenty-eight  square  feet  more  or  less,  and  sub- 
ject to  the  agreements  and  restrictions  men- 
tioned in  a  deed  recorded  in  Suffolk  Registry 
of  Deeds  Lib.  1719,  Fol.  83  so  far  as  the  same 
are  now  legally  operative. 
9 


130  APPENDIX 


This  deed  of  conveyance  is  made  upon  the 
following  express  trusts  and  conditions  which 
the  said  grantees  by  accepting  this  deed  agree 
and  covenant  for  themselves  and  their  succes- 
sors in  office  to  fully  perform  and  fulfil. 

I.  Said  grantees  shall  be  known  as  the  "  Chris- 
tian Science  Board  of  Directors,"  and  shall  con- 
stitute a  perpetual  body  or  corporation  under  and 
in  accordance  with  section  one,  Chapter  39  of  the 
Public  Statutes  of  Massachusetts.^  Whenever  a 
vacancy  occurs  in  said  Board  the  remaining  mem- 
bers shall  within  thirty  days  fill  the  same  by  elec- 
tion; but  no  one  shall  be  eligible  to  that  office 
who  is  not  in  the  opinion  of  the  remaining  mem- 
bers of  the  Board  a  firm  and  consistent  believer 
in  the  doctrines  of  Christian  Science  as  taught  in 
a  book  entitled  "  Science  and  Health,"  by  Mary 
Baker  G.  Eddy  beginning  with  the  seventy-first 
edition  thereof. 


1  The  deacons,  church  wardens,  or  other  similar  oflBeers  of  churches 
or  other  religious  societies,  and  the  trustees  of  the  Methodist  Episco- 
pal churches  appointed  according  to  the  discipline  and  usages  thereof, 
shall,  if  citizens  of  this  commonwealth,  be  deemed  bodies  corporate  for 
the  purpose  of  taking  and  holding  in  succession  all  the  grants  and 
donations,  whether  of  real  or  personal  estate  made  either  to  them  and 
their  successors,  or  to  their  respective  churches,  or  to  the  poor  of  the 
churches. 


DEED   OF   TRUST  I31 


2.  Said  Board  shall  within  five  years  from  the 
date  hereof  build  or  cause  to  be  built  upon  said 
lot  of  land  a  suitable  and  convenient  church  edi- 
fice, the  cost  of  which  shall  not  be  less  than  fifty 
thousand  dollars. 

3.  When  said  church  building  is  completed 
said  Board  shall  elect  a  pastor,  reader  or  speaker 
to  fill  the  pulpit  who  shall  be  a  genuine  Christian 
Scientist;  they  shall  maintain  public  worship  in 
accordance  with  the  doctrines  of  Christian  Sci- 
ence in  said  church,  and  for  this  purpose  they 
are  fully  empowered  to  make  any  and  all  neces- 
sary rules  and  regulations. 

4.  Said  Board  of  Directors  shall  not  suffer 
or  allow  any  building  to  be  erected  upon  said 
lot  except  a  church  building  or  edifice,  nor  shall 
they  allow  said  church  building  or  any  part 
thereof  to  be  used  for  any  other  purpose  than 
for  the  ordinary  and  usual  uses  of  a  church. 

5.  Said  Board  of  Directors  shall  not  allow  or 
permit  in  said  church  building  any  preaching  or 
other  religious  services  which  shall  not  be  con- 
sonant and  in  strict  harmony  with  the  doctrines 
and  practice  of  Christian  Science  as  taught  and 
explained  by  Mary  Baker  G.  Eddy  in  the  seventy- 


132  APPENDIX 

first  edition  of  her  book  entitled  "  Science  and 
Health,"  which  is  soon  to  be  issued,  and  in  any- 
subsequent  edition  thereof. 

6.  The  congregation  which  shall  worship  in 
said  church  shall  be  styled  "  The  First  Church 
of  Christ,  Scientist." 

7.  Said  Directors  shall  not  sell  or  mortgage 
the  land  hereby  conveyed;  but  they  shall  see 
that  all  taxes  and  legal  assessments  on  said 
property  are  promptly  paid. 

8.  Said  church  building  shall  not  be  removed 
from  said  lot  except  for  the  purpose  of  rebuild- 
ing thereon  a  more  expensive  or  a  more  conven- 
ient structure  in  which  said  doctrines  of  Christian 
Science  only  shall  be  preached  and  practised.  If 
said  church  building  is  removed  for  either  of 
the  purposes  above  set  forth,  any  and  all  tablets 
and  inscriptions  which  are  or  shall  be  upon  said 
church  building  at  the  time  of  removal  shall  be 
removed  therefrom  and  placed  upon  the  walls 
of  the  new  edifice.  If  said  building  is  burned, 
the  Directors  shall  forthwith  proceed  to  rebuild 
the  church. 

9.  Said  Directors  shall  maintain  regular 
preaching,  reading  or  speaking  in  said  church 


DEED   OF   TRUST  I 33 


on  each  Sabbath,  and  an  omission  to  have  and 
maintain  such  preaching,  reading  or  speaking 
for  one  year  in  succession  shall  be  deemed  a 
breach  of  this  condition. 

10.  Whenever  said  Directors  shall  determine 
that  it  is  inexpedient  to  maintain  preaching, 
reading  or  speaking  in  said  church  in  accord- 
ance with  the  terms  of  this  deed,  they  are 
authorized  and  required  to  reconvey  forthwith 
said  lot  of  land  with  the  building  thereon  to 
Mary  Baker  G.  Eddy,  her  heirs  and  assigns 
forever  by  a  proper  deed  of  conveyance. 

11.  The  omission  or  neglect  on  the  part  of 
said  Directors  to  strictly  comply  with  any  of 
the  conditions  herein  contained  shall  constitute 
a  breach  thereof,  and  the  title  hereby  conveyed 
shall  revert  to  the  grantor  Mary  Baker  G.  Eddy, 
her  heirs  and  assigns  forever,  upon  her  entry 
upon  said  land  and  taking  possession  thereof 
for  such  breach. 

To  Have  and  to  Hold  the  above  granted 
premises  with  all  the  privileges  and  appurte- 
nances thereon  belonging  to  said  grantees  and 
their  successors  in  office  to  the  uses  and  trusts 
above  described  forever. 


134  APPENDIX 

And  the  said  grantor  for  herself  and  her  heirs, 
executors  and  administrators  covenants  with  the 
said  grantees  and  their  successors  in  office  that 
she  is  lawfully  seized  in  fee  simple  of  the  afore- 
said premises,  that  they  are  free  from  all  incum- 
brances not  herein  mentioned  or  referred  to,  that 
she  has  good  right  to  sell  and  convey  the  same 
to  the  said  grantees  and  their  successors  in  office 
as  aforesaid,  and  that  she  will  and  her  heirs, 
executors,  and  administrators  shall,  warrant  and 
defend  the  same  to  the  said  grantees  and  their 
successors  in  office  forever  against  the  lawful 
claims  and  demands  of  all  persons. 

In  witness  whereof  I  the  said  Mary  Baker  G. 
Eddy  have  hereto  set  my  hand  and  seal  this  1st 
day  of  September,  1892. 

MARY    BAKER   G.    EDDY. 

Signed,  sealed,  and  delivered  in  presence  of 


Laura  E.  Sargent. 
R.  E.  Walker. 


September  ist,  1892. 


State  of  New  Hampshire,  } 
Merrimack.  J 

Then   personally   appeared  the  above   named 

Mary    Baker   G.   Eddy  and  acknowledged   the 


DEED   OF  TRUST  1 35 


foregoing   instrument    to   be   her    free   act    and 
deed, 

Before  me 

R.  E.  Walker. 

Notary  Public, 
September  2,  1892. 
Suffolk  Registry  of  Deeds,  Lib.  2081,  Fol.  257. 


136  APPENDIX 


Deed  Conveying  Land  for 
Church  purposes. 

METCALF  io  KNAPP  et  al.  Trs. 
Libro  2886,  Fol.  521. 

Know  all  Men, 

That  I,  Albert  Metcalf,  the  grantor  in  a  cer- 
tain deed  given  to  Ira  O.  Knapp  and  others 
dated  October  23,  1896,  and  recorded  with  Suf- 
folk Deeds,  Book  2591,  page  398,  do  hereby  de- 
clare that  the  land  conveyed  by  said  deed  was 
conveyed  to  the  grantees  therein,  as  they  are  the 
Christian  Science  Board  of  Directors,  upon  the 
trusts,  but  not  subject  to  the  conditions  men- 
tioned in  the  deed  creating  said  Board  given  by 
Mary  Baker  G.  Eddy  to  Ira  O.  Knapp  and 
others,  dated  September  ist,  1892,  and  recorded 
with  Suffolk  Deeds,  Book  2081,  page  257.  In 
addition  to  the  trusts  contained  in  said  deed  of 
September  i,  1892,  from  Mary  Baker  G.  Eddy, 


DEED  CONVEYING  LAND  FOR  CHURCH  PURPOSES  137 

this  property  is  conveyed  on  the  further  trusts 
that  no  new  Tenet  or  By-Law  shall  be  adopted, 
nor  any  Tenet  or  By-Law  amended  or  annulled 
by  the  grantees  unless  the  written  consent  o£  said 
Mary  Baker  G.  Eddy,  the  author  of  the  textbook 
"Science  and  Health  with  Key  to  the  Scrip- 
tures," be  given  therefor,  or  unless  at  the  writ- 
ten request  of  Mrs.  Eddy  the  Executive  Members 
of  The  First  Church  of  Christ,  Scientist,  (for- 
merly called  the  "First  Members,")  by  a  two- 
thirds  vote  of  all  their  number,  decide  so  to  do. 
And  that  the  same  inscription  which  is  on  the 
outside  of  the  present  church  edifice  shall  be 
placed  on  any  new  church  erected  on  said  lot. 
And  in  consideration  of  one  dollar  to  me  paid 
by  said  Ira  O.  Knapp,  William  B,  Johnson, 
Joseph  Armstrong  and  Stephen  A.  Chase,  the 
receipt  whereof  is  hereby  acknowledged,  I  do 
hereby  confirm  the  deed  as  above  mentioned,  and 
do  grant  and  release  unto  them,  their  heirs,  suc- 
cessors and  assigns  in  trust  as  aforesaid,  the 
premises  therein  described. 

In  Witness  Whereof  I  have  hereunto  set  my 
hand  and  seal  this  nineteenth  day  of  March,  a.  d. 
nineteen  hundred  and  three. 

Albert  Metcalf.  [Seal] 


138  APPENDIX 


Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts  )        ,,  , 

Suffolk  /•^•f-  March  20th,  1903. 

Then  said  Albert  Metcalf  acknowledged  the 
foregoing  instrument  to  be  his  free  act  and 
deed. 

Before  me 

Malcolm  McLoud. 

Justice  of  the  Peace. 

March  20,  1903,  at  twelve  o'clock  and  sixteen  minutes  p.  m. 
Received,  Entered  and  Examined. 

Attest:  Thos.  F.  Temple,  Reg. 

A  true  copy  from  the  Records  of  Deeds  for  the  County 
OF  Suffolk,  Lib.  2886,  Fol.  521. 

Attest:  Chas.  W.  Kimball,  Asst.  Reg. 


Copical  Index 


Copical  Index 


A 

Adoption 46 

Adulteration  of  Christian  Science 43 

Advising  against  Class  Instruction 87 

Announcing  Author's  Name 58 

Annual  Election  (Vice-President  Board  of  Education)     .  8S 

Annual  Meetings 56 

Applications,  Approving 38 

Applications  for  Membership 35 

Applications  Signed  by  Three  Members 36 

Associations 84 

Associations  without  Teachers 86 

Audit  —  Semi-annual 76 

Authorized  to  Teach 86 

Autopsy 50 

B 

Board  of  Directors 56,  57,  65,  67,  75,  76,  77 

Board  of  Education 88,  89 

Board  of  Lectureship 41,  93,  95 

Books  of  Our  Leader 27 

Branch  Churches,  Discipline  in 55 


TOPICAL  INDEX 


Buildings 27 

Building,  The  Mother  Church 103 

Burial 50 

Business  Committee 79 

Business  of  The  Mother  Church 27 

C 

Calls  to  our  Leader's  Home 68 

Cards  Removed 82 

Certificates 85,  90,  91 

Charitable  to  All 48 

Children 35.  46 

Christ  Jesus 41 

Christian  TeUowship Si 

Church  BuUdmg 102 

Church  Connections 34 

Church  Edifices 48 

Church  Organization 73 

Circuit  Lecturer 94 

Circulating  Literature 98 

Class  Teaching 87 

Clerk     25 

Committee  on  Publication 97 

Communications  from  Our  Leader 65 

Communion "i 

Conducting  Associations 86 

Confer  with  Teacher 88 

Conferences  of  Churches 1° 

Confidences  of  Patients 46 

Consulting  M.D 47 

Controlling  Students 87 

iv 


TOPICAL   INDEX 

Copyright 8i 

Comer  Stone 60 

Countersigning 37 

D 

Daily  Defense 42 

Daily  Prayer 41 

Debating 50 

Degree  C.S.D 89 

Democratic  Government 74 

Diagnoses 47 

Directors 29,  30,  36,  44,  50,  51,  54,  55,  56 

Directors  may  call  for  Lecture 95 

Discipline 28,  33,  51,  52 

Discipline  by  Readers $^ 

Discipline  of  Branches 55 

Discussions 26 

Disobedience  to  Church  Laws 28 

Disobedience  to  Our  Leader's  Orders 65 

Disrespect  to  Our  Leader 53 

Donations  by  The  Mother  Church 78 

Duplicate  Meetings 61 

E 

Easter 60 

Education  of  Readers 32 

Electing  Members 38 

Election,  Annual 88 

Employees  Acceptable 81 

Endorsing  Applications 37 

English  Scholars 3o>  9° 


TOPICAL  INDEX 


F 

Fee,  Tuition 91 

Fellowship 74 

Field  of  Labor 84 

Finance  Committee 76 

Finance  Committee,  Discipline  Board  of  Directors  ...  77 

Financial  Situation 75 

First  Reader,  Duties  of 31 

Formulas  Forbidden 43 

Free  Instruction 91 

Fimds,  Surplus 91 

G 

Gifts 67 

H 

Healing  and  Teaching 92 

Hold-Overs 26 

Husband  and  Wife 92 

Hypnotism  Forbidden 53 

I 

Incorrect  Literature 43 

Ineligibles 39 

Initials  C.  S 46 

L 

Leader,  But  One 65 

Lectures 95 

Legal  Action 67 


TOPICAL   INDEX 

Legal  Titles 45 

Lesson  Sermon 58 

Librarians 63 

Literature 64 

Literature,  Incorrect 43 

Living  in  Harmony 51 

Local  Affairs 94 

Local  Government 70 

M 

Malpractice  Prohibited 42 

Manual 104 

Manual,  re  Branches 72 

Marriage  Ceremony 49 

Matthew  18:15-17 51 

Meetings,  Board  of  Directors 57 

Meetings,  No  Duplicates 61 

Member  must  Believe 34 

Membership  essential 92 

Members' Meeting  called  by  Clerk 57 

Men,  generally     . 99 

Misrepresenting  Our  Leader 54 

Monopoly  of  Field 49 

Mother  Church  Lectures 95 

Mother,  Title  of,  Changed 64 

Music 61 

N 

Name,  Announcing  Author's 59 

Name,  "Without  the  Life" 50 

Naming  Author 32 

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TOPICAX  INDEX 


Net  Profits 80 

No  Malpractice 42 

No  Monopoly 49 

No  New  Laws 105 

No  one  Teacher 73 

No  Remarks 32 

No  Revision  of  Manual 105 

Normal  Students 37 

Notices 32 

Numbering  the  People 48 

Number  of  PupUs 84 

Nurses 49 

O 

Objectionable  Pictures 81 

Obnoxious  Books 44 

Obstetrics  Not  Taught 88 

Officers 25 

Offices  in  Reading  Room 74 

Officious  ^Members 45 

One  Christ 42 

Organization 44 

Organizing  Churches 72 

Other  Organizations 45 

Other  Vocations 82 

Our  Leader  to  be  Consulted 70 

P 

Paper  on  Practice  and  Malpractice 90 

Pastor  Emeritus 26,  29,  30 

Pastor,  Our 58 

viii 


TOPICAL   INDEX 

Per  Capita  Tax 44 

Periodicals 44 

Petty  Cash,  Treasurer 78 

Practicing  Wrongly 55 

Practitioners  and  Patients 46 

Pra}-er  in  Church 42 

President 25 

Prices  Reduced 46 

Primary  Class 90 

Probationary 38 

Public  Topics 93 

Publication  Committee 27,  29,  78,  82 

PubHshing  Society  Trustees 79 

PubUshing  without  Consent 82 

Pupils  of  Strayed  Teachers 85 

R 

Readers 26,  29 

Readers,  Removing 30 

Readers,  Residence 30 

Reading  Rooms 63 

Rejection  of  Members 37 

Removal  by  Board  of  Directors 100 

Restoring  Members 39 

Rule  for  Motives  and  Acts 40 

S 

Salary 29 

Services 60 

Seventy-third  Edition 104 

Societies,  Other 45 

ix 


TOPICAL   INDEX 


Soliciting  Pupils 87 

Sue,  Patients 46 

Suitable  Employees 81 

Sunday-School  Teaching 62 

Siuplus  Funds gi 

Syndicates 27 

T 

Teacher,  Not  to  Control 83 

Teacher,  On  Probation 55 

Teachers,  Disloyal,  etc 36 

Teach  from  Recapitulation 86 

Teaching,  Motive  for 83 

Teaching  Roman  Catholics 87 

Teaching  Wrongly 55 

Tenets  Copyrighted 71 

Term  of  Office 80 

Testimonials 47 

Three  Years  with  Our  Leader 91 

Title  "The" 70 

Titles  to  be  Dropped 45 

Treasurer 25 

Trustees,  Publishing  Society 79 

Tuition  Fee 84 

U 

Unique,  The  Mother  Church 71 

Universities  and  Colleges 73 

Unjust  Articles 53 

Unspotted  from  World 31 

X 


TOPICAL   INDEX 


V 

Vacancies So,  89 

Violation  of  By-laws 50 

Visitors  in  Sunday  School 62 

Visitors  Welcomed,  The  Mother  Church 59 

W 

Wednesday  Evening  Meetings 31 

Welcoming  Visitors 59 

Wide  Channels 4S 

Wisdom,  Economy  and  Brotherly  Love 77 

Withdrawals 38 

Women,  PubUcation  Committee 100 

Working  against  Cause 52 

Wrong  Practice 55 

Wrong  Teaching 55 


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